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Female role share in movies from 1995 to 2015, by credited profession

Share of movie characters played by women between 1995 to 2015, by profession listed in credits

The data displays the share of movie characters played by women between 1995 and 2015, broken down by profession listed in credits. The source found that in the measured period, 57% of roles credited as 'teacher' were played by women. At the same time 10% of 'soldier' characters were female.

Nurse	89
Secretary	81
Teacher	57
Waitress	53
Cashier	47
Aide	44
"Sales"	40
Clerk	31
Executive	28
Scientist	25
Narrator	25
"Business"	24
Bartender	19
Secretary (cabinet-level)	15
Lawyer/attorney	13
Official	11
Doctor	10
Police	10
Officer	7
Engineer	5
President	5
Soldier	3

Female role share in movies from 1995 to 2015, by credited profession

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