Women film directors set a record in 2019: New study
Of the top 100 movies released in 2019, women took just under 11 percent of the directing roles, despite hitting record.
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Of the top 100 movies released in 2019, women took just under 11 percent of the directing roles.
The number of women directing major movies more than doubled to the highest mark ever last year, though they still only accounted for a sliver of those coveted jobs.
Women got almost 11% of the directing roles for the top 100 movies released in 2019, according to a study released Thursday by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California.
Improving diversity has became a major rallying cry across Hollywood, where women routinely have fewer opportunities than men. For example, there are no women nomi...
