This new study might just explain the root of Hollywood's diversity problem

''Most of us don’t need John Oliver to tell us their is a diversity problem in Hollywood. With the popularity of #OscarsSoWhite and the interest in Chris Rock hosting the 88th Academy Awards, which feature all-white nominees, it seems fitting (and nonetheless depressing) that the latest study confirms what we already know: Most studios are, as the study frankly puts it, a “straight, white, boys’ club.”

The study, conducted by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, concluded that women, ethnic minorities, and LGBT people were excluded at all levels of the industry, thereby creating an “epidemic of invisibility.”

Titled “Inclusion or Invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in Entertainment,” the study represents one of the broadest and most thorough Hollywood examinations to date. USC’s researchers examined 414 feature films and TV shows from major studios — such as Walt Disney Co. and 20th Century Fox — and analyzed the prevalence of women and minorities in front of and behind the camera.

What they found was incredibly disheartening:..''

by Emily Baines