In a San Diego State University survey of the top 100 films of 2016, 5% of female characters were portrayed as leaders, versus 11% of male characters portrayed as leaders.

The 10 girls participating in this program come from 10 high schools across central Ohio: Indianola Informal K–8, Arts and College Preparatory Academy, Bishop Watterson, Columbus Alternative, Dublin Scioto, Lancaster, Pickerington, St. Francis DeSales, Westerville North, and Whitehall-Yearling.

In the New York Times’ "25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far" (2017), 5 of the films had a female writer, and only 1 had an all-female writing staff.

Women make up more than 50% of the US population, but a USC Annenberg survey of 800 popular films between 2007 & 2015 found that only 31% of speaking characters were female.

A 2016–2017 survey of independent film festivals found that on films with at least one female director, women comprised almost 75% of writers; however, on films directed exclusively by men, only 7% of writers were women. Donors to this giving level (and above) who are also Ohio State alumni will receive the University’s Sustaining Member benefits, including a year’s subscription to the Ohio State Alumni magazine and eligibility for the annual alumni football ticket process.

The annual Celluloid Ceiling report of the top-grossing 100 films of 2016 found women accounted for 14% of all directors, writers, executive producers, producers, editors, and cinematographers—down from 16% in 2015.

The Celluloid Ceiling reports that among 2016’s top 250 films, only 13% of the writers were women—the same percentage as in 1998.