Melissa Rosenberg had a modest goal: For the second season of her Netflix series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” which premiered Thursday, at least 50% of the directors would be female.

Not only is this a discouraging setback for female directors, but it also impacts the number of women in key behind-the-scenes roles and the number of female characters portrayed in the films we ...

The powerhouse studio had never employed a female director before — very much in keeping with the rest of the business, which was and continues to be dominated by men. So when news broke of the ...

The contributions of several gifted female directors have shaped the history of cinema, with some of the most influential ...

In 2017, Kidman made a pledge to work with more women, saying she planned to work with a female director at least once every ...

But as the tides change and we inch closer to equality in cinema, female directors are making waves. Even though only three women in the 96-year history of the Academy Awards have won an Oscar for ...

The Director: Payal Kapadia ... The Inspiration: “One of my all-time favorite female badasses is Marge in Fargo, played by Frances McDormand. I love that she is fearless and no-bullshit.