The Hollywood Reporter: The writers and actors strikes in Hollywood, and the related issues of AI and the disruption of business models brought on by global streaming platforms, have dominated industry discussions this year, overshadowing debates over gender equity, diversity and inclusion. But the progress in those areas continues, noted by groups like the 50:50 Equality Project, a BBC initiative to boost onscreen representation that was started in 2017 and now counts some 150 partner organizations in nearly 30 countries.
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This article is incredible. I am so glad to see someone writing on these 35 women and not merely mentioning their name and moving on, but rather giving an in depth story of their background and what they have accomplished for modern media. Oftentimes women are overlooked and undervalued, so this article bringing attention to them is amazing. Even in a world that is “equal” many groups face discrimination and they need to be discussed and brought into the light in order to figure out a way to stop the inequality and injustice that riddles our day to day lives. In strikes, protests, etc. it is important to highlight how different people are impacting it especially if those people tend to be undersold, much like women in this instance. Without bringing attention to those who tend to be ignored, the problem will never be solved, and that is why I think this article is so important.
I have mixed feelings about the concept of “the top x number of women in x industry.” On one hand, I love that idea of boosting women up in different industries to show they are breaking through the glass ceiling of their work and showing that they can succeed even in male dominated industries. On the other hand, there is the issue of pitting women against one another. It is making women climb to the top above one another instead of lifting each other up and celebrating their successes. Instead, people are all fighting for number one on a magazine article’s list of the best of the best. I also slightly resent that it is women and not just a list of all people working in an industry. It makes people fit into little boxes which is unfair, especially as concepts like gender are everchanging. Could it be disruptive to a person to be on a most powerful women’s list even if a person does not identify as a woman?
I really appreciate articles like this because it is often hard to describe the women's experience in 2023. We can vote, and we can own property and have jobs and all those great things so when asked how I feel about gender inequality it is hard to describe because it is much more subtle than it has been in history. This is why I appreciate articles like this. Because it not only updates and informs you on progress made it thoroughly provides examples of women who are successful in said fields (tv and film). It's also an international peace which is necessary because I often feel that my knowledge about these things are so focused on the American mindset of things. I love hearing about the women's experience from women working actively in their prospective fields. I feel that it is important to continue to expose myself to articles like this because if I desire to work in these fields one day I am going to need to be aware of what I am getting myself into.
It is so lovely to be able to read through a list of successful women. I did not read through everyone in detail, and some of the women have separate articles about them, but I will keep this article to read through later. My one criticism of the article is that a lot of the listed women are from the UK (12, according to my ctrl+F search of the page), which doesn't feel as truly international as the article title suggests. While UK television and the women running it should be praised, it feels a bit off that over a third of the people mentioned on this international list are working within the UK. Still, I will keep this article for later and use it for show recommendations.
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