People of color, women shortchanged in Hollywood despite post-George Floyd promises, study shows

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In 16 years, women of color have been hired to direct 21 movies, report says.

Major Hollywood studios still fall short despite promises to add more women and people of color in the director’s chair, a new study shows.

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The USC study comes as some in Hollywood question the industry’s inclusion efforts. After George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police, Hollywood studios pledged support for social justice programs and started or expanded diversity and inclusion programs.

But as conservatives began criticizing DEI initiatives — and as groups have sued to stop them — some companies began to scale back their efforts. The Los Angeles Times reported that in a 10-day period last June, diversity executives at Netflix, Walt Disney Co., and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, all Black women, left their jobs by being forced out or resigning.

The USC study says Hollywood needs to move from “consideration to hiring” and when they do, hire them for more than one project.

“White male directors benefit from repeat opportunities more often than women and people of color,” the study says.

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