“Thumbs Down” Study Shows Gender Imbalance Among Critics
There has been no shortage of studies about the gender imbalance of women in the film industry, particularly behind the camera. Now a new study suggests that women are outnumbered when it comes to writing and broadcasting about films as well. “Thumbs Down 2016: Top Film Critics and Gender,” a new study from the San Diego-based Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film (CSWTF) examined 5,776 reviews by 247 “top critics” appearing on the Rotten Tomatoes website during spring 2016. The most comprehensive study of women’s representation as film writers, “Thumbs Down” concluded that men outnumber women by 73% to […]
by Paula Bernstein on Jun 24, 2016