Despite making up a significant portion of the population, women over 40 face a "steep drop-off" in on-screen visibility compared to their male counterparts:
: In 2024, only 8 of the top-grossing films featured a woman aged 45 or older in a leading or co-leading role. cheyanne rivers milf
: Older women are four times more likely to be portrayed as senile and twice as likely to be shown as physically unattractive compared to older men. Despite making up a significant portion of the
Despite making up a significant portion of the population, women over 40 face a "steep drop-off" in on-screen visibility compared to their male counterparts:
: In 2024, only 8 of the top-grossing films featured a woman aged 45 or older in a leading or co-leading role.
: Older women are four times more likely to be portrayed as senile and twice as likely to be shown as physically unattractive compared to older men.