The statistic shows the share of movie characters played by women between 1995 and 2015, broken down by profession listed in credits. The source found that in the measured period, 57 percent of roles credited as 'teacher' were played by women. At the same time ten percent of 'soldier' characters were female.
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FiveThirtyEight. (March 10, 2015). Share of movie characters played by women between 1995 to 2015, by profession listed in credits [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412437/female-role-share-hollywood-movies-by-credited-profession/
FiveThirtyEight. "Share of movie characters played by women between 1995 to 2015, by profession listed in credits." Chart. March 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412437/female-role-share-hollywood-movies-by-credited-profession/
FiveThirtyEight. (2015). Share of movie characters played by women between 1995 to 2015, by profession listed in credits. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412437/female-role-share-hollywood-movies-by-credited-profession/
FiveThirtyEight. "Share of Movie Characters Played by Women between 1995 to 2015, by Profession Listed in Credits." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412437/female-role-share-hollywood-movies-by-credited-profession/
FiveThirtyEight, Share of movie characters played by women between 1995 to 2015, by profession listed in credits Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412437/female-role-share-hollywood-movies-by-credited-profession/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Share of movie characters played by women between 1995 to 2015, by profession listed in credits [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, March 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412437/female-role-share-hollywood-movies-by-credited-profession/