THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Fewer Female Protagonists in 2017 — Brandy McDonnell reports

February 25, 2018February 26, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments center for the study of women in television and film, female protagonists, It's a Man's (Celluloid) World, martha lauzen, wonder woman

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Dismal stats reported in this year’s edition of the annual It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World report, released on February 22 by San Diego State University’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, show that the number of female protagonists in Hollywood’s top grossing 100 films dropped during 2017, despite the blockbuster success of Wonder Woman and other femme-led films. Just how bad is it? Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell is the longtime features writer covering arts and entertainment for The Oklahoman and Oklahoman.com, part of the USA Today Network. In 2025, she garnered a Rabkin Prize, which recognizes the nation’s top visual arts writers. An approved critic for RottenTomatoes.com, she is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle and of the Alliance of Wome\n Film Journalists, for which she writes The Week in Women news blog.