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Doing Women's Film & TV History 5, Cork, Ireland, 5 - 10 July 2021, pp.11-12
The
existence of women as employees in the field of cinema has always been one of
the important matters of debate in terms of feminist film history and feminist
film theories. This debate is a reminder that women are once again made to stay
in the background in the public sphere compared to men. Even in the
twenty-first century, women’s visibility as employees in the field of cinema
remains a questionable issue. This study was carried out to reveal the
difference between the number of female set workers and the number of male set
workers employed in the Turkish cinema industry. Using qualitative methods, the
study presents numerical data from between the years 2013-2018 in the context
of Turkish films that came to theaters in Turkey during this time. The differences
between the number of female set workers and male set workers are graphically
illustrated in relation to the number of directors, scriptwriters, directors of
photography, and producers. This study aims to reveal the visibility of women
in the film industry. The numerical data presented in this context aim to
relate the concept of social gender to the topic of subjectivity. In a world
order where social gender codes are reinforced from a patriarchal perspective,
women need to be granted rights in the context of equality of employment
opportunities. Both academic studies and women’s activism in the field can
increase women’s visibility and pave the way for them to work with men within a
framework of equal rights. Therefore, the study will be continued in the
following years. Presenting the data and discussing the results of this study
in the field will not only raise practical issues in relation to cinematic
practice but will also bring to light some of the relevant questions that exist
in feminist film theory. In this context, the changes that have characterized
Turkish Cinema will be compared to relevant changes in both European Cinema and
Hollywood.