Geena Davis, who founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, said that characters over 50 years of age make up 20% of the characters we see on screen, but only a QUARTER of those are women.
Over the years, many famous women have spoken out about their experiences of ageism in the movie industry. Let’s take a look at some of their experiences.
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Dakota Johnson, her mother Melanie Griffiths, and her grandmother, Tippi Hedren
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bendzialdowski/ageism-in-hollywood