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Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles in documentaries 2018, by role

Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the United States from 2008 to 2018

The data displays the share of women in behind-the-scenes roles on documentaries in the U.S. from 2008 to 2018. In 2017-18, approx. 34% of directors for documentaries were female.

2008-09	28	28	27	39	19	11
2011-12	39	32	31	35	27	16
2013-14	28	23	31	39	20	12
2015-16	35	31	27	35	22	15
2016-17	33	32	36	36	24	11
2017-18	34	25	35	44	28	17

Share of women in behind-the-scenes roles in documentaries 2018, by role

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