Measuring Female Representation and Impact in Films over Time
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2001.03513v3
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:58:52 GMT
- Title: Measuring Female Representation and Impact in Films over Time
- Authors: Luoying Yang, Zhou Xu, Jiebo Luo
- Abstract summary: Women have always been underrepresented in movies and not until recently has the representation of women in movies improved.
We propose a new measure, the female cast ratio, and compare it to the commonly used Bechdel test result.
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- Abstract: Women have always been underrepresented in movies and not until recently has
the representation of women in movies improved. To investigate the improvement
of female representation and its relationship with a movie's success, we
propose a new measure, the female cast ratio, and compare it to the commonly
used Bechdel test result. We employ generalized linear regression with $L_1$
penalty and a Random Forest model to identify the predictors that influence
female representation, and evaluate the relationship between female
representation and a movie's success in three aspects: revenue/budget ratio,
rating, and popularity. Three important findings in our study have highlighted
the difficulties women in the film industry face both upstream and downstream.
First, female filmmakers, especially female screenplay writers, are
instrumental for movies to have better female representation, but the
percentage of female filmmakers has been very low. Second, movies that have the
potential to tell insightful stories about women are often provided with lower
budgets, and this usually causes the films to in turn receive more criticism.
Finally, the demand for better female representation from moviegoers has also
not been strong enough to compel the film industry to change, as movies that
have poor female representation can still be very popular and successful in the
box office.
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