Credible Sources for Women In Film Posts:

Ideas for blog posts about women in film:

– The Celluloid Ceiling (Women Directors)

– Gender Disparity: A Survey of Female Characters

– Women and Men Behind the Scenes: How Hollywood’s Top 250 Films of 2011 Are Putting Women Out of Work

Credible Sources for Sexual Harassment & Assault Posts:

Ideas for blog posts about sexual harassment and assault in the entertainment industry:

– Sexual Harassment in Hollywood: What You Can Do About It (and How We Went from

Credible Sources for Women In Film Posts:

Women and Hollywood

Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film

American Civil Liberties Union

Legal Momentum

Laws Concerning Harassment, Discrimination, and Equal Pay (U.S.)

Laws Concerning Harassment, Discrimination, and Equal Pay (UK)

The British Film Institute (BFI)

British Actors’ Equity Association

Film London

We’re always looking for guest posts. Here are some ideas of things that would be great to see:

A list of credible sources for women in film data

A discussion of issues that affect women in film numbers (such as the role of the Sundance Institute, festivals, and so on)

An analysis of an issue related to the data we’ve collected

An analysis of a woman-directed film or a film about a woman (before you write this, please do a quick search on our site to make sure we haven’t already discussed it).

This is a list of credible sources that can help you find information to use in your blog posts about women in film. The list includes websites, books and films.

The sources are listed alphabetically by category.

If you know of another source that you think should be included here, please email it to me at jen@womeninfilm.ca.

Please note that I have not necessarily read or viewed every source here so am unable to attest to its accuracy/credibility.

I’m writing a blog post about women in film and I’m looking for sources. What are some credible sources I can use?

I get this question a lot, so I think it’s worth answering it here. The problem with sources is that there are tons of really great ones out there, but it’s almost impossible to find them all in one place. There is no single “go-to” source for all things related to women in film — at least not yet — which means you have to do a little digging in order to find the best sources for what you need.

To start, I recommend creating an Evernote account (it’s free), because it allows you to save and organize all of your resources in one place. Once you’ve done that, here are 20 reliable and credible sources to consider:

The following lists of sources were compiled by the Women in Film staff and interns. We encourage you to use these resources for further research on your own blog, or to share with friends, family and colleagues.

We welcome suggestions for additional sources or edits to existing sources. Please email womeninfilm@gmail.com with any comments. Thank you!

Sources:

Women in Film – official website

Women In Film, Los Angeles – official website

Women In Film International Committee – official website

Women in Film and Video: An Internationl Guide (2nd ed.) by Gabrielle A. Kelly, published by McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers (1998)

Women in Film: An International Guide (1st ed.) by Gabrielle A. Kelly, published by McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers (1994)

Filmportalen – Swedish website with information about women in film locally and internationally

Women Directors: The Emergence of a New Cinema – book by Yvonne Tasker, published by Praeger Publishers (1993)

Movies Made By Women – site maintained by Zoetrope studio member Judy Stone, providing a list of films directed by women since 1980

The Celluloid

Here are some sources I’ve found useful in my understanding of women’s roles in film:

The Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 100, 250, and 500 Films of 2015 – http://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/pdf/2016_Celluloid_Ceiling_Report.pdf

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media research page – http://seejane.org/research/

Women In Television & Film San Diego State University Research Page – https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/research/

Women In Entertainment And Media Coalition (WE&MC) study – http://www.wesupportwomen.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2015/10/WMC_Diversity_Study1.pdf

Here are some posts I’ve written that have been inspired by these sources:

Oscars 2016 Diversity: Women Actors Conspicuous By Their Absence – https://medium.com/@theshilpashetty/oscars-2016-diversity-women-actors-conspicuous-by-their-absence-3b4370113a34

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