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A development girl or d-girl is a derogatory Hollywood nickname for non-influential, entry-level staff members in a film production company.[1] Responsibilities include finding and identifying story ideas worthy of adaptation into a script and writing script coverage for scripts submitted to the production company.[2][3] The job title is gender neutral - according to Los Angeles Times probably a quarter of d-girls are men - but reflects the sexism and gender inequality in Hollywood.[4]

  1. ^ Barrett, Grant (3 September 2004). "D-girl". "A Way with Words". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". News. Newspapers.com. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ https://www.newsweek.com/whats-d-girl-anyway-220592
  4. ^ McDonnell, Anna (23 August 1987). "D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.