Hollywood’s glass ceiling may not be shattered, but it’s showing some cracks.The number of top-grossing films directed by women reached record levels in 2019, according to a new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
Much of the past decade in the entertainment industry has been dominated by a debate about the lack of opportunities for women, people of color, and members of the Lgbtq community.
The findings seem to demonstrate that this wider public agitation had resulted in substantive change.“We’re finally seeing some traction,” said Stacy L.
Smith, one of the study’s authors.
“A confluence of factors have led to a real moment in 2019.”Over the past twelve months, the likes of Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), Lorene Scafaria (“Hustlers”), Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”), Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), and Melina Matsoukas (“Queen and Slim”) helped propel the number of female-helmed movies to new heights — some 10.6% of
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