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Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem?

For decades, there’s been a huge gender disparity both on-screen and behind the scenes. But it seems like cold, hard data — with an assist from the actor Geena Davis — may finally be moving the needle.

Stephen J. Dubner/ Freakonomics Radio
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10 min readOct 28, 2019

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Disney character Belle at the Walt Disney premiere of “The Ice Princess” on March 13, 2005 in Hollywood, California.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty

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Stephen J. Dubner/ Freakonomics Radio
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Stephen J. Dubner is co-author of the Freakonomics books and host of Freakonomics Radio.