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Only 1 In 10 Film Directors In India Is Woman: Study

Only 1 In 10 Film Directors In India Is Woman: Study

by The Daily Eye Team February 24 2016, 2:32 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 29 secs

Women are greatly under-represented in the Indian film industry while their number as audience in theatres was far lesser than men, a study on Gender in Media says.  B-Town 'can't wait' to watch Priyanka Chopra in 'Baywatch'
The report by Geena Davis Institute, founded by Academy Award winning actress Geena Davis, was released at 'Global Symposium On Gender in Media' here. According to the study, funded by the Oak Foundation, the gender ratio in India's film industry stands at 6.2 males to every female, and only one-in-ten directors is a woman.

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