lesbian characters in the highest-grossing movies in the U.S. decreased by 41 percent.
In 2019, around 38.7 percent of characters in comedy films made in the United States were girls or women. Meanwhile, the share of female characters in action and/or adventure movies in the U.S. stood just below 28 percent that year. Furthermore, between 2018 and 2019, the number of Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre
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MDSC Initiative. (September 10, 2020). Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre." Chart. September 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
MDSC Initiative. (2020). Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of Girls and Women in Films in The United States from 2007 to 2019, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
MDSC Initiative, Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre [Graph], MDSC Initiative, September 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/