In 2017, women comprised 18% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers working on the top 250 domestic grossing films. This represents an increase of 1 percentage point from 17% in 2016 and is virtually unchanged from the percentage achieved in 1998. . . .
Last year, only 1% of films employed 10 or more women in the above roles. In contrast, 70% of films employed 10 or more men.
Women accounted for 11% of directors working on the top 250 films in 2017, up 4 percentage points from 7% in 2016 and even with the percentage achieved in 2000.
Martha M. Lauzen, The Celluloid Ceiling, Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, San Diego State University, http://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017_Celluloid_Ceiling_Report.pdf