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![Gender Disparity in the Animation Industry [edit]
Although female animators have come a long way from the time when Disney sent out rejection letters stating, "Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as that work is performed entirely by young men", the climate shift within the animation industry is progressing very slowly. During the 1930s, women were only employed as inkers and painters at Disney. They were discouraged from being animators and were not permitted inside the animation building unless it concerned business. 6! It was not until 1941, with the outbreak of war, that Disney started training women in animation to maintain a pool of workers while the men had gone to war.(9) Today, according to Los Angeles Magazine, 70% of animation students from CalArts Valencia campus, 66% of animation students from UCLA, and 55% of animation students from USC are female. Despite the rapidly growing female population studying animation, industry statistics still reflect poorly from achieving gender parity 101 The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839, is a union representing over 4,000 animation artists, writers, and technicians in Los Angeles. Based on its data, in 2015, 20.6% of Guild workers were women. The number increased to 23.2% in 2016, and finally hit the quarter milestone of 25.6% in 2018. While there appears to be a rising number of female professionals in the industry, a closer look into 2015 statistics in key areas of animation shows only 1% of women were art directors, 3% were directors, and 5% were writers. 11] As of 2019, the number of female executives in animation has risen to more than half, and 39% in TV. However, female directors make up 3% for animated films, while women of color make up to only 1%.!12]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m5okjclmyrn3sezrvg64iq4d/bafkreie63gsxzzajyrsnmcaie65sl6szeygact7zh6vrjo5jh23kjh6opm)
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