The opportunities are greater, the stories richer, riskier, and more varied. TV isn't a haven for women by any means, but they do get more chances to prove themselves and their talents.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Women Directors Nominated in Nearly Every Narrative Category at DGA-TV Awards
The opportunities are greater, the stories richer, riskier, and more varied. TV isn't a haven for women by any means, but they do get more chances to prove themselves and their talents.
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This article’s existence is a statement in itself. If sexism weren’t alive and well, women would theoretically make up half of the nominations for each category, not necessarily just one in each. The fact that Beth McCarthy-Miller shows up multiple times illustrates that women can have multiple noteworthy accomplishments in television, but that also means there are fewer that make it to the top. Amy Schatz, a women nominated 8 times for the same award, is a prime example of how the DGA-TV awards may be too invested in previous nominees to branch out and include newer contenders. It would be nice to see how many women have been nominated for awards in other categories of television, instead of keeping it strictly narrative, to get a broader view of the number of women that are really considered significant candidates. It might also be helpful to branch out to include awards outside of the DGA-TV awards, as this particular award may be more gender-restrictive than most. It is good to see that women are on the rise to equality in television however, and while this isn’t a particularly monumental feat, it is still progress.
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