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CactusBoyScout OP t1_jaec29e wrote

Reply to comment by FloppedYaYa in Awards Without Gender Categories? Celebrities Debate by CactusBoyScout

Someone in the NYTimes comments cited a database that tracks this and only 17% of leading roles in movies go to women.

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mrand01 t1_jaerbex wrote

The comment you're referencing: "Per the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media: 17% of top grossing films had a female lead"

You left out the "top grossing" part, which would certainly skew your claim.

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CactusBoyScout OP t1_jaerp6n wrote

True. They have to use some kind of criteria though otherwise every indie movie and self-made film would have to be counted. And the “top grossing” ones are what matters most for someone’s career and for awards show recognition.

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