https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:29:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/geena-davis-institute-research-on-females-in-film#post-1227044 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:22:01 +0000 immabeetoo 1227044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: We talk about this all the time from the aspect of avoiding violence... but it troubles me, too, about the underrepresentation of females and what that means to his worldview as a boy! It's most frustrating that they say there hasn't been any marked improvement in several decades. ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/geena-davis-institute-research-on-females-in-film#post-1225471 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:36:58 +0000 Silva 1225471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, thanks for sharing! My husband and I have talked a lot about the kind of media we want to share with our daughter when she is older. It's tough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/geena-davis-institute-research-on-females-in-film#post-1225436 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:27:04 +0000 immabeetoo 1225436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard of this, but never read any specifics. Just the basic points on their website are shocking to me -http://seejane.org/research/ I was just talking with my husband about how cool it is that The Hunger Games and Divergent series both have female protagonists, and this made me think of the movie versions.</p> <p>•From 2006 to 2009, not one female character was depicted in G-rated family films in the field of medical science, as a business leader, in law, or politics. In these films, 80.5% of all working characters are male and 19.5% are female, which is a contrast to real world statistics, where women comprise 50% of the workforce.</p> <p>MYTH: Boys and girls are equally represented in film and television.<br /> FACT: Even among the top-grossing G-rated family films, girl characters are out numbered by boys three-to-one.<br /> That's the same ratio that has existed since the end of World War II. For decades, male characters have dominated nearly three-quarters of speaking parts in children's entertainment, and 83% of film and TV narrators are male. The Institute's research indicates that in some group scenes, only 17% of the characters are female. These absences are unquestionably felt by audiences, and children learn to accept the stereotypes represented. What they see affects their attitudes toward male and female values in our society, and the tendency for repeated viewing results in negative gender stereotypes imprinting over and over.</p> <p>Whoa! Just thought I'd share. </p>