There has been a lot of talk about women in gaming, about representation in gaming, and about the number of female protagonists in gaming. The simplest answer to these problems is that, if we get more women in gaming, then better written female characters will emerge. Now, I like this idea, but it got me thinking... why aren't there more female directors in Hollywood?
Wracking my brain, the only one I can think of is the director of Zero Dark Thirty. I never got the impression that hollywood was particularly sexist, and it's been a major entertainment industry for a long, long time. Long enough for there to be more women in charge. Literature and music don't have this problem. I would say most pop singers seem to be women, and there are numerous female authors who have written novels and poetry. Just look at Jane Austin. Heck, the best selling author of modern times is J.K. Rowling, and as much as I hate to say it, the fastest selling authors lately have been Stephanie Meyer and the lady who wrote 50 Shades of Grey. And yet, I can think of no female directors who are as popular or successful as Spielberg, Copola, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, or other directors. I'm legitimately curious, do you think there's a reason for this disparity? Is it a cultural thing, a psychological thing, or a problem within the industry? Or is it that women just aren't interested in hollywood? If that's the case, then why?
Wracking my brain, the only one I can think of is the director of Zero Dark Thirty. I never got the impression that hollywood was particularly sexist, and it's been a major entertainment industry for a long, long time. Long enough for there to be more women in charge. Literature and music don't have this problem. I would say most pop singers seem to be women, and there are numerous female authors who have written novels and poetry. Just look at Jane Austin. Heck, the best selling author of modern times is J.K. Rowling, and as much as I hate to say it, the fastest selling authors lately have been Stephanie Meyer and the lady who wrote 50 Shades of Grey. And yet, I can think of no female directors who are as popular or successful as Spielberg, Copola, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, or other directors. I'm legitimately curious, do you think there's a reason for this disparity? Is it a cultural thing, a psychological thing, or a problem within the industry? Or is it that women just aren't interested in hollywood? If that's the case, then why?