Diversity, Inclusion & Representation

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The Hollywood Diversity Report 2020 A Tale of Two Hollywoods: Part 1 examines 140 theatrical films released in 2018 and 146 films released in 2019.

Hollywood Diversity Report 2020

Normalizing Injustice is a first of its kind study of how scripted crime shows represent the criminal justice system.

Normalizing Injustice

political-polarization-guide-showrunners

PathosLabs' in-depth interactive playbook for balanced political writing, geared at television writers and showrunners.

Showrunner's Guide to Political Polarization

Entertainment industries have classically under-represented minority groups. With lots of progress made in the last decades, diversity of identity as well as diversity of thought are essential considerations for present-day producers, writers and directors.

July 13, 2019

Published by SIE SOCIETY at July 13, 2019

Best Practices for Hiring Disabled Writers

This guide aims at demystifying the process of interviewing, hiring and working with writers with disabilities. The guide also makes suggestions on how to greater include disability in storytelling and portrayal.

May 3, 2019

Published by SIE SOCIETY at May 3, 2019

Final Draft 11 – Inclusivity Analysis

Developed in collaboration with The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University, the Inclusivity Analysis feature tracks how diverse and inclusive a screenplay is by allowing the user to quickly assign and measure the ethnicity, gender, age, disability or any other definable trait of the characters in the script.

April 19, 2019

Published by SIE SOCIETY at April 19, 2019

The Landscape of Children’s Television in the US & Canada

This report studied TV programs aimed at children under 12 in the U.S. and Canada. The following is an analysis of the program as a whole (e.g., its genre, country of origin, target age, the various professionals who were involved in its production) as well as all main characters represented in the program (e.g., their gender, race, age, ability, class, appearance, behavior).