This statistic shows the share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014. Korea tops the list with 50 percent of female leads or co-leads while Russia had a ten percent share of female protagonists in their sample of movies.
Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country
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Various sources (UN Women, & Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, & The Rockefeller Foundation, & University of Southern California). (September 22, 2014). Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412517/female-leads-co-leads-share-in-movies-worldwide/
Various sources (UN Women, und Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, und The Rockefeller Foundation, und University of Southern California). "Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country." Chart. September 22, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412517/female-leads-co-leads-share-in-movies-worldwide/
Various sources (UN Women, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, The Rockefeller Foundation, University of Southern California). (2014). Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412517/female-leads-co-leads-share-in-movies-worldwide/
Various sources (UN Women, and Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and The Rockefeller Foundation, and University of Southern California). "Share of Female Leading or Co-leading Characters in Movies Worldwide in 2014, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412517/female-leads-co-leads-share-in-movies-worldwide/
Various sources (UN Women & Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media & The Rockefeller Foundation & University of Southern California), Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412517/female-leads-co-leads-share-in-movies-worldwide/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country [Graph], Various sources (UN Women, & Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, & The Rockefeller Foundation, & University of Southern California), September 22, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412517/female-leads-co-leads-share-in-movies-worldwide/