The provided table illustrates the proportion of female employees in various Hollywood job roles for the years 1994 and 2003, along with the percentage change over this period.
Overall, the data reveals a mixed picture of progress and decline for women in different film industry positions. The role of Costume Designer remained the most female-dominated, starting at 74.2% in 1994 and increasing slightly to 76.1% by 2003, representing a modest 2.5% growth.
In contrast, more senior creative roles showed significant underrepresentation and, in some cases, considerable regression. Most notably, the percentage of female Directors fell sharply from an already low 5.0% to just 3.0%, a 40% decrease – the largest negative change recorded. Similarly, the proportion of female Producers dropped by over a third, from 15.6% to 10.3%.
However, there were positive trends in two other professions. The percentage of female Editors saw a substantial rise from 11.4% to 14.0% (a 22.8% increase), and the figure for female Writers also grew from 10.0% to 12.0% (a 20.0% increase). Despite these gains, women remained a minority in all roles except Costume Design.
