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: Female characters over 40 dropped from 20% in 2015 to 14% in 2022.

While the entertainment industry has historically fixated on youth, a new wave of mature women is redefining what a long career looks like. Despite ongoing challenges with underrepresentation—where only 1 in 4 characters over 50 are women—actresses like Michelle Yeoh and Kate Winslet are proving that their 50s can be their most powerful years. 🎬 The Current State of Representation

: Mature women are often relegated to roles emphasizing physical frailty or as "overbearing matriarchs," rather than complex, independent individuals.