: Female characters over 50 still make up only about 25% of characters in that age bracket, compared to 80% for men in blockbuster films. The Audience Appetite
: A gamine figure requiring male rescue, an image that favored extreme youth.
of female characters in top-grossing films were in their 40s, compared to in their 30s. Stereotypical Tropes
Research indicates that women characters often begin to disappear from both broadcast and streaming in substantial numbers around age 40. On-Screen Disparity
