Greta Gerwig, Amy Poehler, Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon and a host of other Hollywood names have co-signed a letter urging the Directors Guild of America to make accommodations for new and expectant parents.
to make accommodations for new and expectant parents.
Her daughter was born in Sept. 2017, and she worked until the day she went into labor. But Dimmock didn’t work a directing job again until the following summer, and it didn’t pay enough to meet her guild minimum to qualify for guild insurance. She had to pay out-of-pocket for insurance that cost as much as $1,400 a month to cover her and her child while her partner and co-director, Zackary Canepari, was able to continue working.
“Hollywood is reckoning in a big way with representation at the top and women directors are a core component of that. Women are not able to take the time they need as parents and that’s pushing them out of leadership.” said Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of Paid Leave for the United States. “One of the major barriers is the motherhood penalty.
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