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Let's not celebrate just yet

While the report is good news in the realm of children's TV, films have not matched the progress.

Last year, male leads were more than twice as common as female leads at 67% to 32%. Furthermore, female characters account for only about 36% of speaking time allowed in these films.

Popular films, which includes R-rated movies, have a better ratio.

Still, male characters account for 60% of leads, while women are 39.1%.

\"Female characters are six times more likely than male characters to be shown in revealing clothing,\" the report adds.

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Race, sexual orientation and disability representation

In children's TV and films, people of color still account for below 30% of the leading roles.

People of color in children's TV and films are more likely to be depicted as intelligent than their white counterparts.

But in popular films, \"Characters of color are more likely than white characters to be shown in a criminal occupation,\" the report continues.

As for LGBT+ characters in children's TV, they make up just 0.2% of lead roles. The report goes on to add that in children's films, 95% \"of prominent characters are heterosexual, and this number has not improved in the past decade.\"

In children's TV, leading characters living with a disability are depicted just about as often as the LGBT+ community.

\"Less than 1% of leading characters have a physical, mental, or communication disability,\" the study states.

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