This graph shows the share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018. In 2017-18, approximately 34 percent of directors for documentaries were female.
Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018
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Women's Media Center. (May 9, 2018). Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/861332/gender-distribution-off-screen-documentaries-roles/
Women's Media Center. "Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018." Chart. May 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/861332/gender-distribution-off-screen-documentaries-roles/
Women's Media Center. (2018). Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/861332/gender-distribution-off-screen-documentaries-roles/
Women's Media Center. "Share of Women in Behind-the-scenes Roles on Documentaries in The United States from 2008 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/861332/gender-distribution-off-screen-documentaries-roles/
Women's Media Center, Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/861332/gender-distribution-off-screen-documentaries-roles/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018 [Graph], Women's Media Center, May 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/861332/gender-distribution-off-screen-documentaries-roles/