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Original Six (directors)
The Original Six are a group of women directors who created the Women's Steering Committee (WSC) of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). Dolores Ferraro, Joelle Dobrow, Lynne Littman, Nell Cox, Susan Bay Nimoy and Victoria Hochberg formed the Women's Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America in 1979. They carried out landmark research showing that women held only 0.5% of directing jobs in film and television, which they reported to the Guild, the studios and the press. As a result of the Original Six's research, the Directors Guild of America filed a class-action lawsuit against Warner Brothers and Columbia Pictures in 1983 on the grounds of gender discrimination. On March 5, 1985, the case was dismissed when the judge removed the DGA as the class representative. The risk of legal action, along with pressure from the public and the DGA, was followed by a slow (but not smooth) increase in the number of women directors working in the entertainment industry. Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Steering Committee Of The Directors Guild Of America
Women's Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America was founded in 1979 by six women members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). Its purpose was to investigate the employment opportunities and hiring practices of film studios. The founding members, known as the Original Six (directors), Original Six, were Lynne Littman, Susan Bay, Nell Cox, Victoria Hochberg, Joelle Dobrow, and Dolores Ferraro. The members' investigation led them to file a class-action lawsuit against the studios in the 1980s. However, on March 5, 1985, the case was dismissed before there had been any significant legal activity when the judge removed the DGA as the class representative. Despite this legal setback, the Committee over the years was able to increase the employment of women directors from 0.5% in 1985 to 16% in 1995. The members' investigation and lawsuit is referenced and explored in the 2018 documentary film, ''This Changes Everything (2018 film), This Changes Everything''. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |