New Inclusion & Equity Report on Writer Demographics Dashboard Dashboard

Dear Members, 

The Guild has prepared a report on feature and television writer employment by ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability status. The analysis includes both WGA West and WGA East statistics for television writers employed on series released in the 2023-2024 season and feature writers employed in 2024, and compared with employment in 2020. These figures cover a period including a strike-shortened television season and a difficult industry contraction, with fewer writers employed in all work areas.

Some of the demographic trends documented in the report include: 

• 52.5% of TV series writers in the 23-24 season were men and 45.0% were women; 45.4% were white and 40.4% were BIPOC. Compared with the 2020-21 season, this represents an increase in series writers who are BIPOC—particularly mid-level BIPOC women and lower level BIPOC men—and decreases in series writers who are white women and white men.  
• 66.4% of screenwriters in 2024 were men and 32.6% were women; 63.6% of screenwriters were white and 18.9% were BIPOC. These statistics represent minimal change since 2020. 
• BIPOC women accounted for 21.2% of new members in 2024, and BIPOC men represented 20.5%. White women represented 19.2% of new members in 2024, and white men represented 25.5%. 

Read the full report to learn more.

As writers across all demographics experience the pain of the industry contraction, the Guild is committed to offering support, community, and resources. 

• Members who have experienced discrimination, harassment, or bullying in the course of seeking WGA-covered work or on the job can contact Latifah Salom in the Guild’s Legal Department at (323) 782-4521 or by email here.  
• Members interested in joining an Inclusion & Equity Committee (Asian American Writers Committee, Career Longevity Committee, Committee of Black Writers, Committee of Women Writers, Disabled Writers Committee, Jewish Writers Committee, Latinx Writers Committee, LGBTQ+ Writers Committee, Middle Eastern Writers Committee, Native American & Indigenous Writers Committee, and South Asian Writers Committee) can find more information here. 
• The Entertainment Community Fund and Motion Picture Television Fund offer social services and financial assistance.  
• WGAW Good and Welfare Fund offers emergency assistance loans to members; find more information about Good and Welfare loans here. 
• See the WGAW Calendar to learn about upcoming meetings, events, and more, and keep an eye on your inbox for upcoming new career development programs and events led by the Board of Directors.

In solidarity,

WGAW Board of Directors

Meredith Stiehm, President
Michele Mulroney, Vice President
Betsy Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer

Scott Alexander
Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Angelina Burnett
Adam Conover
Travis Donnelly
Rob Forman
Ashley Gable
Justin Halpern
Dante W. Harper
Eric Haywood
Deric A. Hughes
Maggie Levin
Molly Nussbaum
Dailyn Rodriguez
John Rogers
Nicole Yorkin