How to fix the gender problem in the screen sector

With some satire and sad statistics, ten insightful screen women at the Adelaide Film Festival present their levers for change to redress the gender imbalance.
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Time to make a deal. Image: Mad Max – Fury Road 

The idea of gender equality in the screen sector is not so much a campaign as a strange, vast rush of common sense. It is sweeping onwards from the raw facts that women are more than half the audience, the sector has been civilised by the appearance of women in the work environment, while everyone wants their beautiful daughters to get a fair deal and their barbarian sons to grow up as decent human beings.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.