The job market might be tight for everyone, but when it comes to women working in the television industry, times are especially tough.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University has released its most recent study on women working in television, and it isn't a pretty story for the ladies: The number of females both in front of and behind the cameras is down from just a year ago.
The trend is most drastic in the writing arena: During the 2010-2011 television season, a mere 15 percent of writers for prime-time shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW were female, compared to 29 percent during the 2009-2010 season.