Women are making some headway towards gender parity in Canadian film and TV production, but a new report says progress isn91裸聊视频檛 being shared across the board.
Both Indigenous women and women of colour are still 91裸聊视频渟ignificantly underemployed91裸聊视频� in production, the non-profit organization Women in View found in an analysis of 5,000 film and TV contracts issued from 2014 to 2017.
The study looked at women91裸聊视频檚 share of key production roles 91裸聊视频� writing, directing and cinematography 91裸聊视频� on narrative series airing on Canadian network TV and English-language films funded by Telefilm.
Within the years examined, women91裸聊视频檚 share of those jobs increased by 11 per cent to 28 per cent.
But a much smaller 1.81 per cent of TV and film contracts went to women of colour, while Indigenous women represented a mere 0.69 per cent of those roles in the same period of time.
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The study noted that no Indigenous women worked on any of the 24 series studied in 2017.
91裸聊视频淎lthough the numbers are dreadful, they provide us with a baseline and we can work from here to improve them,91裸聊视频� said Women in View board chair Tracey Deer in a statement.
The fifth edition of the periodic 91裸聊视频淲omen in View on Screen91裸聊视频� report marks the first time its researchers included data on women of colour and Indigenous women.
Other findings showed that when a TV series employs a female showrunner, a position that handles both creative and management responsibilities, it tends to have a more even gender balance.
When a man held the same showrunner position, a TV series would employ 86 per cent men, according to data studied in 2017.
Gender balance also varied depending on the region of Canada.
In 2017, half of all Telefilm-funded films were directed by women in Atlantic Canada and Ontario, the report said. Quebec lagged behind other regions with less than 17 per cent of projects directed by women.
Bridging the gender gap in Canada91裸聊视频檚 film and TV industry has become a frequent conversation in the entertainment community, with numerous organizations making tangible commitments.
Last year, Telefilm Canada acknowledged 91裸聊视频漚 significant91裸聊视频� gender gap in the big-budget films it backs and promised to prioritize projects of equal merit that feature female writers, directors and producers. The organization wants to reach gender parity in key film roles by 2020.
In response to Women in View91裸聊视频檚 2015 report on gender parity, the CBC announced in mid-2016 that women would make up at least half of all directors on 91裸聊视频淢urdoch Mysteries,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淗eartland,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭his Life,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淏aroness Von Sketch Show91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淲orkin91裸聊视频� Moms.91裸聊视频�
Women in View executive director Jill Golick said Canada91裸聊视频檚 production community has enough experienced women in key production roles to reach gender parity already.
91裸聊视频淏roadcasters and other employers can take the industry to 50:50 in the next two years,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭here are many qualified women, they just have to hire them.91裸聊视频�
David Friend, The Canadian Press
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