Nonprofit organization ReFrame announced in a new report that "gender-balanced hiring" has stagnated.
According to its March 1 report, "the number of films directed by women remains stagnant over the last several years."
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The organization, founded by Sundance Institute and Women In Film, Los Angeles, aims to "mitigate bias during the creative decision-making and hiring process, celebrate successes, and measure progress toward a more gender-representative industry on all levels."
In ReFrame’s analysis of @imdbpro’s Top 100 Films of 2022, key roles for women remain stagnant. Women directed 14 films in 2021 and 2022; women wrote 32 films in 2022, from 31 in 2021. Women of color are underrepresented across all roles. https://t.co/KFCWeFMMEH
— ReFrame Hollywood (@ReFrameProject) March 1, 2023
Per the report, in 2021 and 2022, only 14 out of IMDbPro’s Top 100 most popular movies were products of women directors.
The organization further noted that no films were written or directed by nonbinary or gender-nonconforming people.
ReFrame's scoring system primarily analyzes the roles of writer, director, and lead actor. It later evaluates co-leads, producers, and department heads.
"A point is awarded if a qualifying candidate is hired in a key role, and an additional point is awarded if that individual is a person of color," reads the report. A "qualifying candidate" is defined as "women, non-binary people, gender nonconforming people, and trans people of all genders."
The points determine whether the project receives a ReFrame stamp.
In 2022, only 29 of IMDbPro’s Top 100 films were given the stamp of approval.
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“We celebrate these new ReFrame Stamp recipients, the filmmaking teams who demonstrated a commitment to equitable hiring, and the successes of these films, which serve as a reminder that feature films can be critically well-received, beloved by audiences, and created with a commitment to inclusion,” said ReFrame Director Andria Wilson Mirza.
"Our frustration lies with the stagnancy of these numbers. No more than 29% of the Top 100 films in any given year since ReFrame and IMDbPro began tracking this data in 2017 have earned the stamp, meaning that the majority of popular titles did not meet baseline criteria for gender-balanced hiring," she added.