Report on Equity in TV Writing Pinpoints Racial Gap Among Showrunners
thewrap.comOn Tuesday, the TTIE released its annual “Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing” report, in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
The study surveyed more than 875 working TV writers.The report divulged several conclusions about equity in television, including that 70% of marginalized writers who have developed a series in the past five years did so without pay — compared to 53% of non-marginalized writers.Of those who managed to get their development project off the ground, only 67% of upper-level BIPOC writers who do have management experience were asked to showrun.
Meanwhile, about 81% of upper-level white writers with no prior management experience were contracted to showrun their projects.The TTIE’s study also questioned showrunners about the depth of their training, especially when it came to diversity and inclusion best practices.
About 48% of respondents said they would like help learning about those best practices. Of the showrunner respondents, 76% said that they had not had any management training prior to or during their time running a show.“We’re excited to see an industry shift in the right direction,” said TTIE’s co-founder and co-chair Y.
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