Why is The DGA Included in the ACLU Letter About Women Directors
So, the DGA is mad about being included in the ACLU letter. “The ACLU has made no effort to contact the DGA concerning the issues raised in its letters. The ACLU’s assertions reflect this lack of investigation as to the Guild, and ignore its efforts to combat discrimination against women directors and to promote the […]
A Female Director Speaks Out
Maria Giese had enough. She’s been working hard trying to change the situation of women directors. After directing two features (“When Sunday Comes” – a British production, and “Hunger”) she tried to “break in” into television directing and found the same white, wide, tall wall I encountered, with no door in it. She joined the […]
The Trouble with Hollywood
Another important article was published today. It got me thinking. I worked as script supervisor on over 300 episodes of television. How many women did I work with? Betty Thomas Arlene Sanford Bethany Rooney Jan Eliasberg Karen Gaviola Melanie Mayron That is all I can remember. 6 women out of 300 episodes. Tweet This […]
Female Television Director: Be Pretty and Shut Up
For years women television directors have been told to wait, the change in employment will come. In 2014 we are told, again, to wait for change which will be slow in coming
What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
Together with the statistics The DGA released the list of the “Worst of” and the “Best of” television series in regards to the employment of women and minorities. Here the DGA list: SHOWS THAT HIRED NO WOMEN AND NO MINORITY DIRECTORS: Title (Production Company/Network) – Percentage of Episodes by Women or Minority Directors: After Lately (CP […]
Are WE There Yet?
About 2 weeks ago, the Director’s Guild of America published its third statistics about hiring women and minority directors in the American television industry. The headline reads: “DGA Report Finds Director Diversity in Episodic Television Remains Static” The statistics analyzed more than 3,300 episodes of television in network and cable TV from more than 200 […]
Women Directors Numbers Increase by 4% in 14 Years. Congratulations! You’ve Finally Reached 12%
Women directors increased their numbers by 4% in the past 14 years. Congratulations! you’ve finally reached 12%
O Woman Where Art Thou?
A few days ago a friend told me we can get all the statistics about women directors in television from the internet. It has been really difficult to get those numbers from the Director’s Guild of America, so we really didn’t know how many women are employed and what are the condition […]
A Woman is…
Who is a minority in the US these days? And why women are still called a minority?