Berlin: Meryl Streep On Director Gender GapBerlin: Meryl Streep On Director Gender Gap: "We Need 40- To 50-Year-Old White Males To Be Interested"
by The Daily Eye Team February 16 2016, 4:10 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 24 secsMeryl Streep said Hollywood is giving female directors more opportunities to tell their own stories — and the green light is coming from younger decision-makers, not gray-haired studio execs. The Oscar-winning actress, taking time away from being jury president at the Berlin International Film Festival to give an acting master class on Sunday, was asked whether women were getting more directing gigs in Hollywood. "Yes, it's moving in a very positive direction," she responded.