In 2025, not a single top-grossing film featured a woman of color aged 45 or older in a leading or co-leading role. 🧠Stereotypes & "The Menopause Gap"
On broadcast and streaming, female characters drop from 46% of speaking roles in their 30s to just 15% in their 40s. milf mature lingerie
New 2025 research from the Geena Davis Institute highlights how Hollywood handles midlife: In 2025, not a single top-grossing film featured
Only 6% of films featuring women over 40 mention menopause. When it is mentioned, it is usually portrayed as a joke or linked to "meno-rage" tropes rather than a realistic life stage. milf mature lingerie
Mature female characters are twice as likely as men to be defined by narratives focused on physical aging or cosmetic procedures.