Current Women's Issue #1

The Women of Hollywood Speak Out:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/magazine/the-women-of-hollywood-speak-out.html?ref=topics&_r=0


I thought this article was very interesting, and also a little frustrating. As a woman who enjoys film-making and movies and TV shows, the issues addressed here really speak to me.

It was mentioned that many people will try and discount women directors who don't make movies like Star Wars or Jurassic Park by saying that women just "aren't interested" in making movies in the action/fantasy genre. This is not the case at all, actually. It's just that when women try to do the things men do, especially when working in Hollywood, they aren't taken seriously and people are more likely to criticize a female director/actor than they are a male.

I liked hearing the voices of female directors such as Leslye Headland even though, sadly, I had never heard of her before. Funny how we never get much exposure to women who do such great work unless we do some serious digging.

Someday, I hope that with any and all careers, we won't have to make the distinction of that person's gender. I don't ever want to be referred to as a "female author", I want to just be an author!