Maria Giese VS Hollywood

Weinstein Scandal Should Affect The Outcome Of The EEOC Hollywood Probe (THR Guest Column)
Weinstein Scandal Should Affect The Outcome Of The EEOC Hollywood Probe (THR Guest Column)

As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigates discrimination against women directors, this is a watershed moment for those battling gender inequality in the entertainment industry (THR)

MPAA, Studios Fund 12-Step Programs For Women Directors (PARODY)

By Maria Giese The MPAA chairman Chas Hartman called the heads of the six major…

The EEOC Gender Probe: I Don’t Regret Starting the Fight

This story first appeared in the 2015 Women in Entertainment issue of The Hollywood Reporter…

Giese Calls For Legal Action For Women Directors In Recent Speech

By Maria Giese On May 12, 2015 The New York Times published a 15-page letter,…

Women Directors: A New Legal Strategy For Parity

By Maria Giese Everyone knows that it is very hard to prove a discrimination case…

How Many Women Directors In 70 Years Of American TV?

Edited by Maria Giese IT’S 2013! HOW MANY EPISODES IN 70 YEARS OF AMERICAN TELEVISION…

American Women Directors & The Directors Guild of America

By Maria Giese In 1979, there were very few women director members of the Guild—…

DGA-Studio Directing Fellowships: Worth Your Time?

By Maria Giese Starting a career directing film and television often begins with a conundrum:…

Women Directors & The Farce of Networking Programs

This article was originally published on September 23, 2013 on Maria Giese’s blog “Women Directors…

Solidarity: Crucial For Women Directors

By Maria Giese It is widely acknowledged that (consciously or unconsciously) the male power structure…

A Surprisingly Simple Solution For Women Directors

A Whole New System to Advance Women Directors By Maria Giese In the past 20…

7 Solutions For Women Directors In 2014

By Maria Giese Just days ago, USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism reported that…

How Hollywood Lists Keep Women Directors Jobless

By Maria Giese Nearly 40 years ago, in 1976, the California Advisory Committee to the…

The DGA/Studio Agreement – Feminist Analysis

By Maria Giese “Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay on Wednesday announced that the…

Why Women Directors Are Shut Out Of Hollywood

By Maria Giese In the art world, the work women do is often assigned merit…