‘Long way to go’ on gender parity in film and TV industry, Bafta chair says

Sara Putt at the 2024 awards: ‘The challenge is not only about how you enter the industry, but how you sustain a career within it.’ Photograph: Getty Images for Bafta

There is still a “long way to go” to achieve gender parity in the film and television industry, Sara Putt, the chair of Bafta has said, before the nominees’ announcement this week.

The talent agent and producer, who took over as chair of Bafta in 2023, said the low representation of women in the awards’ most prestigious categories was reflective of a lack of access to and retention in an industry that has become increasingly precarious.