Gender Bias in Movies Overall Results (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Gender Bias in Movies Overall Results

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Across nearly 800 movie scripts of different genres, male characters were on average more empowered and described with higher levels of agency than female characters. Men were more likely to use forceful, imperative statements, while women were more likely to hedge their opinions.

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