Kirsten Stoddart is an Australian-born writer, line producer and PhD graduate the School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford. She has an MA in Scriptwriting from Bath Spa University, and has worked in film and television production since 2004. Kirsten’s PhD research focus was the effect of the rising production of original content for Subscription Video on Demand services on the employment of women writers for television. Her broader research interests include gender, media production and women’s employment in creative media.