Women made a record number of films in 2020, Dazed reports, citing a new study by the University of San Diego's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film.. At the same time, they removed only 16% of the top 100 grossing films of the year, but this figure has grown over the past few years.. In 2019, female directors accounted for 12% of the highest grossing films, and in 2018, only 4%.

Despite the number of implemented projects, there is still no need to talk about gender equality in the industry. The university's report, which is published annually for twenty years, clarifies that the total number of film crews working on the most profitable films of the year was only 21% of women: directors, screenwriters, producers, editors and cameramen, writes birdinflight..

In 67% of projects, up to 4 women (or did not receive them at all) received leadership positions, while in 71% of films 10 or more men were hired for similar positions. “This imbalance is shocking. The good news is that for the second year in a row we have seen an increase in the number of female directors, and the bad news is that most of the most profitable films are still made by men, ”says Martha Lausen, who oversaw the study..