Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only 17% of 120 recent animated films featured female characters as the lead or co-lead, and only 39% of 100 recent animated TV ...

ANNECY—According to a survey of several L.A.-based animation schools 60% of animation students are women. But only 20% of all animation creative’s are women. The telling data, from Women in Animation ...

Within the last handful of years, animation has earned a new level of respect. So many animated films check all of the boxes, from good story, good voice casting, they look beautiful, there’s a ...

The proportion at union studios in L.A. has risen from 28% in 2019 to 31.6% this month, even as women have left the wider workforce in droves. “Part of our job in entertainment is to help throw focus ...

Afro Women in Animation Festival has returned for a second edition. The festival, organised by the African women in animation ...

It's part of WIA's 50/50 by 2025 initiative. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor The nonprofit Women in Animation launched a Talent Database with listings of an estimated 5,000 women, trans and nonbinary ...

CANNES — Women in Animation (WIA) and Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA) have announced the program lineup and initial list of speakers for the third Women in Animation World Summit, which will take place ...

Sexism in Hollywood is spoken about mostly in terms of on-camera roles and opportunities (or lack-thereof) to sit in a director’s chair, but its reach is just as pervasive below the line, where the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Women make up roughly half of all executives in animation, but a study released Monday says the numbers fall significantly when it comes to female directors and other leadership ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sharing entertainment stories that matter in Hollywood and beyond. Black Women Animate founder and visionary, Taylor K. Shaw ...

A new report reveals that, while there have been significant gains in inclusion of women in the animation industry, much work remains, particularly for women of color. “Inclusion in Animation,” from ...