Time's Up pushes Hollywood to hire female directors with #4PercentChallenge

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Over the past year hashtags like #MeToo and #TimesUp made waves in Hollywood. Yet the reality remains that #OscarsSoMale was trending once again this year in large response to the all-male nominees picked for best director.

Last year, Greta Gerwig's nomination made her only the fifth woman in history to ever get recognized in category.

But the #4PercentChallenge demands change, not only for 2020 but to the fundamental systems keeping women out of leadership roles like directing. Organized by Time's Up and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the hashtag already has big names committing to announcing projects with at least one female director within the next 18 months. Read more...

More about Entertainment, Social Good, Times Up, Tessa Thompson, and Oscars 2019


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Time's Up pushes Hollywood to hire female directors with #4PercentChallenge Time's Up pushes Hollywood to hire female directors with #4PercentChallenge Reviewed by mimisabreena on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Rating: 5

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