CAN YOU HELP?
Equity, the actors’ union has set up an online petition to canvass
viewers’ opinion re: the under-representation of women in film and TV
drama. This distortion affects women at all levels and helps to form
negative attitudes to women and in particular, older women. The
recent public outcry at the dismissal of certain female TV presenters
and journalists has focussed on this problem.
A report commissioned by Equity and the International Federation of
Actors has revealed that female performers work less, are paid less
and have shorter careers than their male colleagues. Yet 52% of the
UK population is female and 44% of them are over 45. This is not
represented on stage or screen where prevailing gender stereotypes
prevent actresses over 40 from sustaining a career. Research shows
that the overall casting ratio for men is 63.5% to only 36.5% for
women.
We very much hope you can help us by signing the online
petition and forwarding the link to others.
The petition will be used together with the report to confront
programme commissioners and arts funding bodies who continue to
ignore their obligations under the Gender Equality Duty of 2007.
Link to the petition
You can read a summary of the report’s findings here on pages 4-6 and
the conclusions on pages 30-31
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