Feminist garbage

The difference is moron more men join the industry so naturally men get the majority of directing work. Not to mention male directors aren't hired based on their gender.

Sorry to rain on your parade, cupcake, but gender bias in hiring has been found in study after study. In almost every profession, identical resumes sent out with male versus female names on them will overwhelmingly get call backs on the males versions more than the female ones.

All they are trying to do with this show is make a statement. Don't wet your pants over it.

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I would hate for this to become an industry standard: directors, producers and writers being chosen solely based on their gender - as if saying women are only good at directing female-starring productions and men only good at directing male-starring ones.

I agree.

One of the greatest all-time directors of women was a man: George Cukor. And one of the best directors of men now is a woman: Kathryn Bigelow.

True.

But if this leads to further direction gigs for these women in Hollywood, I see that as a good thing

Agreed.

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I don't have an issue with them choosing all female directors for the season. But I would hate for this to become an industry standard: directors, producers and writers being chosen solely based on their gender - as if saying women are only good at directing female-starring productions and men only good at directing male-starring ones.

I guarantee you that it will become a standard in the industry and it will not be limited to gender either.
Look at Wonder Woman, DC went out of their way to get a female director when any talented director could've got the job done but they wanted a "woman's perspective" considering that not all women have the same perspective and the same with Black Panther when Marvel wanted a black director for a "black" perspective. I am a black person and I do not share the same perspective as many other have different perspectives.
Here's the funny thing, Nancy Meyers (The Intern, Something's Gotta Give) said that women can direct dinosaurs too but there are many women directors who avoid genre/blockbuster fare because they believe that it's somehow beneath them and made for immature men or only sign on to them for the prestige or to make a political statement and not for the passion or the vision of the project and if you don't have vision or passion for the project and only join in to push an agenda upon the audience, you have no business signing on.

One of the greatest all-time directors of women was a man: George Cukor. And one of the best directors of men now is a woman: Kathryn Bigelow.

I'll add on some more to this:
Carl Franklin (black):One False Move, One True Thing
Bill Duke (Mac from Predator): The Cemetery Club
Tamra Davis: CB4, Half-Baked, Billy Madison
Steve Anderson (white): South Central
Forest Whitaker: Waiting To Exhale
Catherine Hardwicke: Lords of Dogtown

But if this leads to further direction gigs for these women in Hollywood, I see that as a good thing - assuming they aren't being pigeonholed and neither are young male directors.

Others are seeking a shot too. African-Americans, Latinos, Asians etc. are all seeking their chance at the brass ring.
I believe they will be pigeonholed and will omit young directors from consideration in order to show the public that they're adding diversity to Hollywood.
The indie film scene is more diverse and getting a lot more done that what's going down in Hollywood. You can work and get stuff done without Hollywood's approval.

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