Women Directors Who Defied the Odds
In honor of International Women's Day, here are links to some posts I've written about women directors in America. Despite some improvement, Hollywood remains a place where a first-time male director immediately gets to direct a big-budget action movie while a seasoned female director goes years between small projects. When will it change? When studio heads--almost invariably male--decide to expand their horizons.
https://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/before-kathryn-bigelow-women-directors-in-20th-century-hollywood/
https://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/hollywood-the-most-sexist-industry-of-all/
https://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/on-gender-discrimination-women-directors-and-carol/