This book contains a series of research essays that investigate the global status of women in the media internationally. Lisa French’s chapter is an overview of the participation of women filmmakers in the West. She begins with an overview of women in film and television internationally, examines the reason that equality is important to global audiovisual industries and, offers a particular case study of women in Australian film and television industries. She argues that further research is urgently needed to collect data on the shrinking participation of women in film industries throughout the West, concluding with some observations about initiatives that may assist in improving the participation of women
