June 12, 1997
Directors Guild President Jack Shea today released the Guild's annual report on women and minority hiring, a report which graphically displays the lack of any real progress toward equality for both DGA women and DGA minorities.
The report indicates the percentage of total days worked by DGA women and minorities versus the number of total days worked by all DGA members in 1996, as well as in each preceding year since 1983, the first year that women and minority hiring statistics became available to the DGA from employers.
In 1996, DGA women saw a slight decrease in their percentage of total days worked, from 22.76% to 22.63%. This marks the first time since 1993 that the women's percentage declined.
DGA minorities saw some small improvement, particularly for African-Americans, whose percentage of total days worked rose from 3.9% to 5.2%. Latino members rose from 1.8% to 2.1% while other minorities collectively rose from 2.1% to 2.4%. However, minorities as a whole still accounted for only 9.7% of the total number of days worked.
"Employment levels for DGA women and minorities are simply unacceptable," Shea commented. "The producers must find more effective ways to bring talented females and individuals with a diversity of ethnic backgrounds into our business."
DGA First Vice President Martha Coolidge strongly endorsed Shea's views. "These statistics are an embarrassment to our industry," Coolidge said. "It is bad enough to see how small the growth is in working days for minorities, but it is particularly disheartening to see the percentage of days worked by women actually dropping."
The following charts and graphs track the percentage of total days worked in film and tape by female and minority DGA members since statistics became available.
| Gender Employment
Report |
| Film |
|
|
|
|
Tape |
|
|
| Director |
Percentage |
|
|
Director |
Percentage |
| Year |
Male % |
Female % |
|
|
Year |
Male % |
Female % |
| 1983 |
97% |
3% |
|
|
1986 |
88% |
12% |
| 1984 |
95% |
5% |
|
|
1987 |
88% |
12% |
| 1985 |
96% |
4% |
|
|
1988 |
84% |
16% |
| 1986 |
94% |
6% |
|
|
1989 |
84% |
16% |
| 1987 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1990 |
84% |
16% |
| 1988 |
95% |
5% |
|
|
1991 |
81% |
19% |
| 1989 |
95% |
5% |
|
|
1992 |
76% |
24% |
| 1990 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1993 |
75% |
25% |
| 1991 |
92% |
8% |
|
|
1994 |
78% |
22% |
| 1992 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1995 |
72% |
28% |
| 1993 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1996 |
76% |
24% |
| 1994 |
91% |
9% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
92% |
8% |
|
|
AD |
Percentage |
| 1996 |
91% |
9% |
|
|
Year |
Male % |
Female % |
| |
|
|
|
|
1986 |
62% |
38% |
| UPM |
Percentage |
|
|
1987 |
60% |
40% |
| Year |
Male % |
Female % |
|
|
1988 |
66% |
34% |
| 1983 |
95% |
5% |
|
|
1989 |
57% |
43% |
| 1984 |
92% |
8% |
|
|
1990 |
59% |
41% |
| 1985 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1991 |
55% |
45% |
| 1986 |
91% |
9% |
|
|
1992 |
54% |
46% |
| 1987 |
89% |
11% |
|
|
1993 |
59% |
41% |
| 1988 |
88% |
12% |
|
|
1994 |
58% |
42% |
| 1989 |
90% |
10% |
|
|
1995 |
62% |
38% |
| 1990 |
88% |
12% |
|
|
1996 |
59% |
41% |
| 1991 |
85% |
15% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1992 |
86% |
14% |
|
|
SM |
Percentage |
| 1993 |
88% |
12% |
|
|
Year |
Male % |
Female % |
| 1994 |
87% |
13% |
|
|
1986 |
80% |
20% |
| 1995 |
87% |
13% |
|
|
1987 |
82% |
18% |
| 1996 |
83% |
17% |
|
|
1988 |
77% |
23% |
| |
|
|
|
|
1989 |
72% |
28% |
| 1AD |
Percentage |
|
|
1990 |
74% |
26% |
| Year |
Male % |
Female % |
|
|
1991 |
75% |
25% |
| 1983 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1992 |
75% |
25% |
| 1984 |
89% |
11% |
|
|
1993 |
79% |
21% |
| 1985 |
93% |
7% |
|
|
1994 |
71% |
29% |
| 1986 |
92% |
8% |
|
|
1995 |
66% |
34% |
| 1987 |
92% |
8% |
|
|
1996 |
72% |
28% |
| 1988 |
91% |
9% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1989 |
90% |
10% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990 |
87% |
13% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991 |
86% |
14% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1992 |
85% |
15% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1993 |
85% |
15% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1994 |
84% |
16% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
82% |
18% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
79% |
21% |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2AD |
Percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
| Year |
Male % |
Female % |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1983 |
78% |
22% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1984 |
77% |
23% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1985 |
71% |
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1986 |
70% |
30% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1987 |
70% |
30% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1988 |
65% |
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1989 |
66% |
34% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990 |
64% |
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991 |
64% |
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1992 |
62% |
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1993 |
65% |
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1994 |
62% |
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
63% |
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
64% |
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnicity Breakdown |
| Film |
|
|
|
Tape |
|
|
| Director |
Percentages |
|
Director |
Percentages |
| Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
|
Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
| 1983 |
5% |
95% |
|
1986 |
9% |
91% |
| 1984 |
6% |
94% |
|
1987 |
13% |
87% |
| 1985 |
5% |
95% |
|
1988 |
11% |
89% |
| 1986 |
5% |
95% |
|
1989 |
7% |
93% |
| 1987 |
4% |
96% |
|
1990 |
6% |
94% |
| 1988 |
3% |
97% |
|
1991 |
5% |
95% |
| 1989 |
4% |
96% |
|
1992 |
6% |
94% |
| 1990 |
4% |
96% |
|
1993 |
7% |
93% |
| 1991 |
4% |
96% |
|
1994 |
6% |
94% |
| 1992 |
5% |
95% |
|
1995 |
6% |
94% |
| 1993 |
5% |
95% |
|
1996 |
6% |
94% |
| 1994 |
5% |
95% |
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
4% |
96% |
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
7% |
93% |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UPM |
Percentages |
|
AD |
Percentages |
| Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
|
Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
| 1983 |
3% |
97% |
|
1986 |
12% |
88% |
| 1984 |
2% |
98% |
|
1987 |
9% |
91% |
| 1985 |
2% |
98% |
|
1988 |
8% |
92% |
| 1986 |
4% |
96% |
|
1989 |
6% |
94% |
| 1987 |
3% |
97% |
|
1990 |
8% |
92% |
| 1988 |
2% |
98% |
|
1991 |
6% |
94% |
| 1989 |
3% |
97% |
|
1992 |
6% |
94% |
| 1990 |
3% |
97% |
|
1993 |
5% |
95% |
| 1991 |
4% |
96% |
|
1994 |
4% |
96% |
| 1992 |
4% |
96% |
|
1995 |
7% |
93% |
| 1993 |
2% |
98% |
|
1996 |
6% |
94% |
| 1994 |
4% |
96% |
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
3% |
97% |
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
5% |
95% |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1AD |
Percentages |
|
SM |
Percentages |
| Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
|
Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
| 1983 |
9% |
91% |
|
1986 |
15% |
85% |
| 1984 |
9% |
91% |
|
1987 |
17% |
83% |
| 1985 |
9% |
91% |
|
1988 |
17% |
83% |
| 1986 |
7% |
93% |
|
1989 |
13% |
87% |
| 1987 |
9% |
91% |
|
1990 |
13% |
87% |
| 1988 |
8% |
92% |
|
1991 |
16% |
84% |
| 1989 |
8% |
92% |
|
1992 |
16% |
84% |
| 1990 |
8% |
92% |
|
1993 |
17% |
83% |
| 1991 |
9% |
91% |
|
1994 |
21% |
79% |
| 1992 |
11% |
89% |
|
1995 |
27% |
73% |
| 1993 |
9% |
91% |
|
1996 |
27% |
73% |
| 1994 |
9% |
91% |
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
10% |
90% |
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
11% |
89% |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2AD |
Percentages |
|
|
|
|
| Year |
Minorities |
Caucasian |
|
|
|
|
| 1983 |
17% |
83% |
|
|
|
|
| 1984 |
15% |
85% |
|
|
|
|
| 1985 |
15% |
85% |
|
|
|
|
| 1986 |
16% |
84% |
|
|
|
|
| 1987 |
15% |
85% |
|
|
|
|
| 1988 |
16% |
84% |
|
|
|
|
| 1989 |
15% |
85% |
|
|
|
|
| 1990 |
14% |
86% |
|
|
|
|
| 1991 |
11% |
89% |
|
|
|
|
| 1992 |
13% |
87% |
|
|
|
|
| 1993 |
10% |
90% |
|
|
|
|
| 1994 |
12% |
88% |
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
10% |
90% |
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
12% |
88% |
|
|
|