Hollywood Writers Still Lack Diversity

Despite steady but modest gains over the last seven years, women and minority writers still lag behind their white male counterparts in jobs and pay for film and TV work, according to an industry study to be released today. The study by the Writers Guild of America, West, found that minorities accounted for about 10% of the 3,015 employed television writers in 2004, while women made up 27% -- even though those groups represented more than 30% and 50% of the population, respectively. In film, women represented 18% of the 1,770 employed film writers in 2004, while all minority groups combined accounted for just 6% of the total, virtually unchanged since 1998.
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Richard Verrier]
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