have become "moguls," optioning books with rich roles for women of all ages. Mentorship:

Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon recognized the lack of roles for women their age and built multimedia empires (Hello Sunshine) to produce projects like Big Little Lies and The Morning Show , ensuring they and their peers had meaty, award-worthy material. Margot Robbie produced Bombshell and Barbie , but she also championed the producers’ spin-off project, I, Tonya , and actively creates vehicles for women of all ages.

Despite progress, mature women face significant disparities compared to their male counterparts.

According to recent audience ratings from YouGov , many of the most popular contemporary actresses are mature women: Sandra Bullock (72% popularity) Jamie Lee Curtis (71%) Meryl Streep (69%) Julia Roberts (69%) Jennifer Aniston (68%)

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