What up, "G"?: The Snow White Effect is revealed
The AP is reporting that male characters outnumbered females 3:1, overall in top-grossing G-rated films from 1990 to 2004, according to a new study by See Jane.
“We’re showing kids a world that’s very scantly populated with women and female characters,” said actress Geena Davis, founder of See Jane, a program of the advocacy group Dads & Daughters that works for balanced sex representation in entertainment for children.
In the 101 animated and live-action films examined, 28 percent of speaking characters were female, and just 17 percent of people in crowd scenes were female, the study found.
“It’s important for what kids watch that as far as possible, they see the real world reflected, to see men and women, boys and girls, sharing the space,” said Davis, co-star of the female-empowerment film “Thelma & Louise” and star of TV’s “Commander in Chief” in which she plays the U.S.
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