For Gender Parity Among Filmmakers, The Middle East Is Way Ahead Of Hollywood
(ArtsJournal Theatre)

“A recent study by Northwestern University ... found that 26% of independent Arab filmmakers are women ... In Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon, 25% of all new directors are women. In Egypt, this year’s Cairo International Film Festival became the first Arab festival, and second African festival, to pledge 50-50 gender parity by 2020.” – BBC