In my dissertation I will study occupational segregation by gender in the case of the film industry. While patterns of deep-rooted gender inequality can be seen throughout the paid workforce, the film industry is a particularly complex and demanding example of occupational segregation. The power that the media (films and television in general) have in shaping perceptions of gender, including how women and men look, think and behave, is not small. Depictions of gender roles in films affect children at all stages of their development, from kindergarten all the way to high school and beyond. In this thesis, my goal is to present the broader context of women in the labor market, focusing primarily on gender discrimination in the film industry, as gender equiality in filmmaking itself is important precisely because of the great impact that the film industry has on social norms. and values. Reducing inequality in the film industry is thus not only in the interest of the art of film itself, but also in the common social interest.
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