The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University, led by Dr. Martha Lauzen, has tracked these trends for decades. Their 2025 report found that women aged 60 and older accounted for a mere 2% of all major female characters, while men aged 60 and older comprised 8% of all major male characters—a fourfold disparity.This gap emerges early. In television, 41% of female characters are in their 30s, but that number plummets to just 16% for women in their 40s. For men, the pattern reverses: more major male characters appear in their 40s than in their 30s. Over half (54%) of major male characters are over 40, compared to only 29% of female characters.
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