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Article

21 May 2015

Author:
Lorena O'Neil, Hollywood Reporter (USA)

USA: American Civil Liberties Union pushes for investigation into Hollywood's alleged systematic gender discrimination

"Government Agencies Reviewing ACLU's Allegations About Hollywood Gender Discrimination", 20 May 2015

On May 12, the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] asked three state and federal agencies to investigate studios, networks and talent agencies for the "systemic failure to hire women directors at all levels of the film and television industry"...EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] spokesperson Justine Lisser said, "We take all allegations of discrimination seriously, regardless of the occupations in which the discrimination is alleged."...When pressed on whether or not an investigation has been opened or not, Lisser said that as a general matter "all charges of discrimination...must be kept strictly confidential by law"...The ACLU letters were 15 pages each, detailing an investigation by the civil rights organization. Fifty women directors were consulted for anecdotal evidence, and the letters referenced entertainment studies that have found women directed less than 5 percent of top-grossing films in recent years and less than 15 percent of recent TV episodes...