October 29, 2020 by NextTribe Editors · Arts & Culture

New Study: Hollywood Still Shows Us as Mostly Frumpy and Grumpy…Grrrr!

Only 25 percent of top films pass a new test by the Geena Davis Institute that measures ageist and sexist stereotypes. Here's why and what we can do about it.

We've been saying for some time that women our age aren't reflected well in Hollywood. We've written stories calling for more film and TV shows that feature older women on screen in realistic ways, and of course we're not the only ones who have recognized the problem.

A new study released Tuesday by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University finds that women of a certain age group are relegated to supporting roles in films, "serving as scenery in younger people’s stories." or are consistently portrayed as grumpy, frumpy or worse. (Top photo is Sally Field in Hello, My Name is Doris, which did a terrible job of representing women in the 45-plus age group.)

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