Women in Hollywood

A candid and compelling recent blog post by Director Lexi Alexander: 

An Oscar-Nominated Director Gets Real About How Women Are Treated in Hollywood

Lexi Alexander writes:

Facts:

1) The media has never covered the lack of women in film and television more extensively than right now (skip the links if you must, just trying to make a point):

"Because We Need More Kathryn Bigelows: Segregate the Oscars by Gender!"

"Only Two of the 100 Top-Grossing Movies of the Year Were Directed by Women"

"The Bigger the Film, the Fewer the Women: Nominations for This Year's Oscars Will Prove Hollywood's Sexism"

"Golden Globes by Gender: Where Are All the Women?"

"Quote of the Day: Manohla Dargis: 'The Movie Industry is Failing Women'"

"Hollywood Sexist? Female Directors Still Missing in Action"

Those are just from the past few weeks. The list goes on and on.

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At the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, Kathryn Bigelow made history when she became the first (and only) female to win best director for The Hurt Locker: