Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2023, by gender

In 2023, women accounted for 14.7 percent of all movie directors in the United States. This figure remained nearly the same as in 2022. However, it marked a decrease compared to 2021, which represented the highest share of female directors recorded in the past decade. Women remain unseen behind the scenesEven though there has been some visible progress over the past few years, diversity remains a hotly contested issue in Hollywood and the entire U.S. entertainment business. The share of female movie writers, for example, still only stood at 25 percent in 2023 despite having increased for several years. Not only that, but a recent ranking of the 20 highest-grossing film directors of all time also revealed that all top-earning directors are male, highlighting the firm financial gap between male and female professionals in the industry. Overall, women only comprised 25 percent of all behind-the-scenes roles in Hollywood in 2021. Representation on cameraThe gender distribution of lead actors in movies has become much more balanced in recent years. In 2023, for example, women accounted for roughly 32 percent of film leads in the U.S., significantly higher than the 25.6 percent share they had reached in 2011. The latest reports also indicated that women and people of color have made significant gains during the past decade in terms of on-screen employment. Both groups have approached or even surpassed proportionate representation compared to U.S. demographic data. That said, on-screen presence does not automatically imply inclusion or guarantee the appropriate portrayal of diverse groups on TV and the big screen.

至2023年，美国电影导演中女性占比仅为14.7%，这一数据与2022年基本持平，然而相较于2021年的最高记录——过去十年中女性导演所占份额的最高点，仍呈现出下降趋势。尽管近年来在可见层面取得了一些进展，但在好莱坞乃至整个美国娱乐产业中，多元化问题仍旧是争论的焦点。例如，尽管女性电影编剧的比例在近几年有所上升，但在2023年，这一比例仍仅达到25%。更令人关注的是，一项对历史上票房最高的20位电影导演的最新排名显示，所有高收入导演均为男性，这一现象凸显了行业内男性和女性专业人士之间显著的财务差距。总体而言，2021年好莱坞幕后职位中女性仅占25%。镜头前的性别分布近年来也变得更加均衡。例如，在2023年，美国电影的主角中女性占比约为32%，这一比例远高于2011年的25.6%。最新的报告也指出，在过去十年中，女性和少数族裔在银幕就业方面取得了显著进步。这两大群体已接近或甚至超过了与美国人口统计数据成比例的代表性。然而，镜头前的存在并不自动意味着包容或保证在电视和电影屏幕上对多元化群体的适当描绘。