HOLLYWOOD, — Women in the entertainment industry were twice as likely experience biased or unfair behavior than male counterparts, with women of color reporting even higher rates, according to a report released Wednesday by the Hollywood Commission chaired by Anita Hill. The report — based on online responses from more than 9,600 people who worked, were pursuing work or had previously worked in the entertainment industry — found that 30% of biracial or multi-racial women and 22% of Black women responded that they had been denied opportunities that had been given to others in similar circumstances. Eleven percent of Black and biracial or multiracial women reported that it had been implied often or very often that they were token hires, compared with 3% of white women and 7% of Black men and 3% of men of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin, according to the report. “Research clearly shows that diversity and inclusion is not only the right thing to do, it is good for creativity, productivity and the bottom line,” said Hill, […]
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