The Uneven Frame: How Industry Leaders' Demands for Change Fall Short The Lumière Summit's call for structural accountability measures in the film industry is a welcome acknowledgment of the stark reality facing women behind the camera.
For decades, women have been woefully underrepresented in key roles, and the statistics are a reflection of both creative loss and moral failing.
The pace of progress is glacial: 17% of women working as directors in 1998 has grown to 23% last year – an increase of just six percentage points over nearly three decades.