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Terry’s Picks: Diversity Study, Ms. Factor Toolkit, Sally Field

#OscarsSoWhite, Male AND Straight: USC Annenberg’s Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative has released a groundbreaking new study which shows the breadth and depth to which Hollywood tends to be straight, white and male. The report evaluates every speaking character across 414 films, television and digital stories released in 2014-2015, and 11,000 speaking characters are...

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: SALLY’S  HONORED, A SHOCKING OSCAR TRUTH & SHOULD YOU REROUTE YOUR CAREER MAP?

Photo via Gilbert Carrasquillo/Filmmagic The National Medals of Arts honors Sally Field and four other notable women. We’ve always loved Kim Dickens–we just didn’t know her name until now. “Is that true?” Lina Wertmuller, Oscar’s 1st female nominated for directing can’t believe only three women have been nominated since. Be sure your career map is leading you...

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