Disney Movies under-represents women and their skills, by projecting gender roles and stereotyping women

Research from Jeff Guo, a WP reporter, shows that classic Disney princesses on average receive 55% of compliments based on appearance and 11% on their skills, while the remaining 34% is the “other” category. This shows they are recognized more for their looks then skills. This impacts those In the Renaissance period of Disney, Princesses received 38% compliments on appearance and 23% on skill (39% other). In the new age movies, we finally see an overall decrease in the compliments based on looks and an increase in the skill, which comes out to be around 22% appearance and 40% skill. This shows how Disney under-represents women’s skills and tries to emphasize their looks.