Divide and conquer Quote by Jessica Chastain

Women are often only in the media to be victimised or objectified

— Caroline Criado-Perez

I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on…

— Troy Duffy

As women, we have to deal with constant threats of violence. And it's in our media and fiction, too. So we internalize it.

— Marjorie Liu

In our society, as women filmmakers, we are expected to make films that empower women and that raise awareness about women's issues. That is…

— Esra Saydam

We need women in cinema to know first that they have a safe space to open up about their struggles without being judged and…

— Parvathy

Acts perpetrated by women, particularly attractive women, get far more media attention.

— Mia Bloom

The makers love to show women being oppressed, and the audience also loves watching these stories. I'm sorry to say, but a large portion…

— Alok Nath

We all have to hold each other accountable and point that behavior out to each other in a kind way. I guess what I'm…

— Mary Elizabeth Ellis

All of Hollywood is run on one assumption: That women will watch stories about men, but men won't watch stories about women. It is…

— Geena Davis

As cinema is a reflection of the world around us, with more women coming into the mainstream business, more women narratives will grab the…

— Zoya Akhtar

When industry people see something different they don't know what to do with it, so filmmakers who make films about women, they kind of…

— Signe Baumane