Foster, Reis, and show runner Issa López shared their thoughts on the critically acclaimed season, which marks Foster’s return to series television.
This is the first in a series of interviews with women journalists of color excerpted from the Women’s Media Center’s recently released report, “Women of Color in U.S. News Leadership 2023.”
As writers and actors continue their work stoppage, are recent improvements in representation and opportunity in jeopardy?
Set in the 1950s and 1960s, the Emmy-winning show wrapped up its five-year run by offering messages relevant to the present.
The progress Hollywood has made in recent years in behind-the-scenes and on-screen representation could be reversed if the strike is settled unfavorably for writers.
Women who are starring in TV series are taking more creative control in their shows.
More Black women than ever before are becoming showrunners, controlling the narrative and giving valuable opportunities to other Black women for behind-the-scenes jobs.
A new analysis of print, digital media, and entertainment has found that coverage is heavy on sensationalism and moral judgment, and light on factual information.
In the new season of television, women from a variety of backgrounds, many using nontraditional career paths, have become first-time showrunners.
The continued exclusion of female talent shows that major awards are based not on merit but on the biases of individuals.
Cardinal's role in ABC's Stumptown — a tough, complex CEO — is one of the most prominent indigenous characters ever to appear on U.S. television.
Can the visibility of prominent female journalists help to smash stereotypes about workers who are pregnant or new mothers?
Showcases at New York Comic Con, an annual event for pop culture fans, indicate that the future is getting brighter for on-camera female representation in superhero/sci-fi films and TV. Behind the camera, progress has been much slower.
Separate lawsuits against Charter Communications allege that the company’s Spectrum News NY1 cable channel discriminates against female reporters and anchors who are over the age of 40. The case sheds light on treatment of older women in the field of television news.
There is still a considerable disparity between the experiences of people with disabilities and the representation of them in the entertainment industry. CBS recognizes this and is one of the first major networks to commit to taking action to change it.
In an excerpt from Sarah Barnett’s interview on “Women’s Media Center Live With Robin Morgan,” which aired June 9 and is available by podcast at wmclive.com and other podcast platforms, Barnett talks about her work promoting women on screen and in TV’s executive suites.
Before Stonewall, lesbians were all but invisible in media. Fifty years of activism and advocacy have made a remarkable impact.
A new study shows that depictions of abortion on TV can dispel myths and destigmatize the experience.
According to a new study, there was an encouraging increase in diverse fictional depictions of abortion last year.
By chronicling how these allegations against Kelly have been an open secret in the entertainment industry for years, the series' director dream hampton exposes how both Hollywood and the United States legal system have essentially enabled Kelly’s abuse by ignoring it.
Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is just the latest in a long history of films and TV shows that have perpetuated stereotypes while failing to give opportunities to Native women.
News directors say they want to connect with their communities. Hiring diverse staff is key to achieving this goal.
The first in a series of interviews with women journalists of color from the Women’s Media Center’s recently released report, “The Status of Women of Color in the U.S. News Media 2018.”
A new study of the portrayal of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on television has found little progress over the past decade.
Dr. Martha Lauzen has been conducting the Boxed In study of women in television for 20 years. Here she highlights what this year's report tells us.