2024 Was a Record Year for Women in Film but Representation for People of Color Took a Sharp Decline, Study Shows
For the first time in their decade-long study of the 100 top-grossing movies each year (amounting to 1,800 films since 2007), Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that gender equality was achieved – as 54 films prominently featured women or girls in leading or co-leading roles.