abstract:The term celluloid ceiling is a variant on glass ceiling, and refers to women being statistically under-represented in creative positions in Hollywood. Celluloid was the material used to make the film stock that was originally used to make motion pictures in the late 1880s.
But the CelluloidCeiling - an annual report issued by San Diego State University about the employment of women in movies - estimated that, out of the top 250 grossing films of 2009 in the US, women only directed about 7% of them.