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The Institute has spent over two decades conducting extensive research on the portrayal of diverse populations. This research serves as a cornerstone for informing and guiding content creators and decision-makers toward more inclusive storytelling practices.

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Still Waiting to Be Seen: Fifty-Plus Characters in Film, TV and Streaming, 2010–2025

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GDI’s 2026 Report on Children’s TV Representation

50 plus women at the emmy’s Seventy Years of Fifty Plus Actors at the Emmys Gender Gaps in Nominees and Winners

Seventy Years of Fifty-Plus Actors at the Emmys Gender Gaps in Nominees and Winners

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India Advertising Midline: Gender Representation and Inclusion Trends

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Twenty Years of Representation in Cannes Lions Film and Film Craft Shortlisted and Winning Work

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Body Representation and Portrayals in Children’s Television