Mary’s University states actresses are three times likelier to be nude on-screen compared to their male counterparts and teenage girls are two times as likely in comparison to teen boys. ![]() The statistics show such a double standard: A 2016 report from St. Actresses today feel the need to “explain” their reasons behind deciding to be nude or not, damned if they do or if they don’t, all in an aid to justify the audiences’ comfort lusting after female flesh and perpetuating the continued double standards regarding male and female nudity in film. Rather, Hollywood marketing and audience interest still encourages the consumption of female bodies, in spite of increased awareness of the male gaze and the continued statistics charting the lack of male nudity on-screen. The problem doesn’t lie with the actresses who choose to engage in nudity on-screen or not. With the rise of #MeToo and #TimesUp we’ve seen women gain equal pay and a more comforting atmosphere regarding sexual harassment, yet on-screen nudity remains an ambiguous gray area. Where a bare breast was once considered taboo, now audiences barely bat an eye at female nudity. ![]() But actresses are often gifted an additional element to negotiate: the surrender of their bodies for the camera. Managers negotiate rates, stars negotiate their time.
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