Maria Giese VS Hollywood
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)
By Maria Giese The MPAA chairman Chas Hartman called the heads of the six major…
This story first appeared in the 2015 Women in Entertainment issue of The Hollywood Reporter…
By Maria Giese On May 12, 2015 The New York Times published a 15-page letter,…
By Maria Giese Everyone knows that it is very hard to prove a discrimination case…
Edited by Maria Giese IT’S 2013! HOW MANY EPISODES IN 70 YEARS OF AMERICAN TELEVISION…
By Maria Giese In 1979, there were very few women director members of the Guild—…
By Maria Giese Starting a career directing film and television often begins with a conundrum:…
This article was originally published on September 23, 2013 on Maria Giese’s blog “Women Directors…
By Maria Giese It is widely acknowledged that (consciously or unconsciously) the male power structure…
A Whole New System to Advance Women Directors By Maria Giese In the past 20…
By Maria Giese Just days ago, USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism reported that…
By Maria Giese Nearly 40 years ago, in 1976, the California Advisory Committee to the…
By Maria Giese “Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay on Wednesday announced that the…
By Maria Giese In the art world, the work women do is often assigned merit…