Introduction Environment Social Governance Appendix Inclusion and Diversity Responsible Products Gender Equality in More People of Color Progress in Film/Series and Productions Leading Roles in Leading Roles Better representation on-screen starts with representation behind the camera and in the office. But we know that driving real change 47% 55% in film and TV, not only at Netflix but industry-wide, means continuing to think about whose voices are still missing and discovering the next generation of storytellers. In 2020 to 2021, nearly half of Netflix More than half of all Netflix films or films and series featured a lead or series from 2018-2021 featured a co-lead from an underrepresented girl or woman as the lead or co-lead. USC ANNENBERG INCLUSION REPORT racial/ethnic group. We partner with Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg More Women Behind Women of Color Behind and Inclusion Initiative to examine several inclusion metrics (e.g., the Camera In Front of the Camera gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability) in our US-commissioned films and series. In 2021, we released our first-ever study and committed to publicly releasing our progress 26.9% 11.8% every two years through 2026 to help keep us accountable and effect lasting change in our industry. This April we shared the latest round of research looking at Netflix In 2021, 26.9% of directors on Netflix Women of color increased significantly as films were women, compared to 12.7% series directors from 5.6% in 2018 to 11.8% US films and series from 2020 to 2021. The new findings showed across top-grossing films across the in 2021, with similar growth for writer and notable gains year-over-year for women and people from industry that same year. And 38% of creator roles. Nearly a third of films (27.7%) underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. show creators in 2021 were women, and more than half of series (54.75%) in substantially higher than 26.9% in 2018. 2021 had women of color as leads/co-leads. However, the results also reveal that gaps persist for some specific racial/ethnic groups, including Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Indigenous and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities, as well as characters with disabilities. Netflix ESG Report 2022 44 Read the executive summary here and the full report here.