O Womaniya! 2023: Quantifying gender diversity in Indian entertainment

The third edition of the O Womaniya! report by Ormax Media & Film Companion, presented by Prime Video India, reveals glaring statistics on gender disparity in the Indian entertainment industry

Published on October 27, 2023 • 3 mins read

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Summary

The report analyses 156 theatrical and streaming properties released in 2022, on various on-screen and off-screen aspects related to representation of women
Female representation is low across parameters, especially for theatrical content. Streaming performs better, but only in relative terms
The report also looks at the representation of women in the top 25 Indian media & entertainment companies, where too, the representation is very low at just 13%
Compared to the previous year, there has been only notional positive movement across parameters, indicating very slow pace of change
You can read and download the full report using the links given in this article

The third edition of the O Womaniya! report, which looks at gender representation in Indian entertainment, is now out. The report, created by Ormax Media & Film Companion, and presented by Prime Video India, and supported by several major entertainment brands and industry bodies, is our effort to start a conversation towards bringing parity in female representation in the Indian film & OTT industries, both on and off-screen.

Visit the O Womaniya! 2023 website to read the full report.

Download a PDF version of the report here.

Watch the O Womaniya! 2023 Roundtable below:

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