Why women directors are such a rare sight

Media itself is generally dominated by males so a lack of women directors is not much of a suprise but actors themselves have wished to work with more women directors as it would be a change. So what are the reasons behind the lack of women directors:

• One reason is because of the prehistoric times when the men use to carry the equipment because it was too heavy for women. The equipment would of needed around 100 to 150 large men to carry therefore, a hierachy was built upon this and females were seen as useless. Although this weight of equipment is no longer a problem the hierachy still exists and women still find it difficult to break into directing.
• Another reason is womens role in a household. Women have to take care of their children while the men go off and work leaving women unable to direct. Although this is starting to change in society and males are sharing this role it has to continue in order for women to have that time to direct a film.
• Film itself is built by various levels and within each of these levels there are males making it a male dominated industry. This makes it very difficult for women to even get their ideas out let alone getting promoted and the industry is starting to become a "Who you know" industry which basically means that you have to know someone in a higher rank to even get your ideas out or get promoted.
• Having children also causes women to not succeed in the film industry and become directors. This is because directing asks for your all and expects you to give up all your time so that you can spend it on the project. Having a child makes it all the more difficult but this can also fixed by males taking on more a househusband role.
• The last and the most obvious reason is that men control the money in the world. Therefore, they are going to decide who to give the money to and unfortunately its not women hence the lack of female directors.