Update: Gender in Spec Script Sales

Earlier this month, I posted this, an update on spec script sales by gender from 1991–2013. GITS reader Rich Kachold went through each of the sales from 2013 and caught a few discrepancies, so the Black List team went through everything one more time, this time including some sales posted by Jason Scoggins I had not included. Here is the revised infographic:

While the percentage of spec sales by women from 2011–2013 ticks up from 9% to 10%, that number is still remarkably low.

A bit of good news is there is another great resource available to screenwriters, especially women: Chicks Who Script has just started doing a regular podcast. The three hosts: Emily Blake, Maggie F. Levin, and Lauren Schacher. Check it out and spread the word!

Note: It is impossible to track every single spec spec transaction. The numbers here are based on the best information available.

Many thanks to Susana Orozco for taking the time and effort to aggregate the data for last year, Rich Kachold and Kate Hagen for reviewing the 2013 sales to provide this year’s updated information.

UPDATE: Stephen Follows has done a bunch of research on this question: What percentage of a film crew is female? Go here to see the results.

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