: Common tropes include the "Golden Ager" or the "Shrew." Older women are significantly more likely than older men to be depicted as senile (16.1% vs 3.5%) or feeble (19.4% vs 5.9%) .
Mature women continue to face "gendered ageism," where they are often relegated to secondary or stereotyped roles.
: Only one-in-four films pass the "ageless test," which requires at least one female character over 50 who is essential to the plot and not a stereotype. 3. Behind-the-Scenes and Leadership
: Older women characters speak 14% less than their male counterparts in recent films.