Well you're in the film industry, a prime example of a place where women get fewer opportunities.
Google image search "great Hollywood directors", it's all men. Women rarely get the opportunity, and when they do, they don't get follow up.
Pop quiz: how many women have been sole director of a live action movie with a budget exceeding 100 million?
Answer: zero.
Patty Jenkins and Ava Duvernay will be the firsts.
Plenty of mediocre men have had that opportunity.
Yeah but that was not his point i dont think...that was my point on earlier page.
Also its debatable in
'some' ways about film for women and opportunity..or at least its not 100% cut and dry.
It's grown so much even in past 20 years from when i started.
But i have worked with both female and male directors all along the way
for example in TV i have worked with MANY female directors and producers/show runners.
In film I have also worked with both--male and female directors and producers and writers...
What i find is depending what level of project or genre you will get more diversity of male vs female.
It also depends on the type of director...you have directors who are more 'writer/directos' then you have more technical directors, you have directors who are more focused on 'actors' performances, you have directors who are more 'visual' and are focused on art department and fancy shots,
so a woman who wants to be a director which (not counting TV because its very different between tv and film) but if a woman is a director her 'taste' may be more geared towards a different direction then a man--GENERALLY speaking not across board.
Also the times we live in may expand upon the genres women become drawn too.
Also women (and men) looks may factor in to this as well Penny Marshal, Betty Thomas for example are Great directors (not saying there work is going to appeal to 'you' or 'me') but i mean they run a tight ship, they know what they want they are just good at 'directing' films. But they were both drawn to mainly comedies because that is there background primarily at least.
basically its complicated. LOL And interesting.