(Springer) Only three out of every ten characters seen in the top 50 grossing movies of 2016 were played by women. According to Conor Neville and Phyllis Anastasio of Saint Joseph's University in the US, this in no way reflects real world demographics. In a study in Springer's journal Sex Roles, the researchers found that women, in particular, are nowadays more often cast as characters holding positions of power.
from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2P8B34b
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