Directors Guild of America reports improvement in the hiring of women and ethnic minorities

Women directed 17.1% of episodes, up from 15.8% in the 2014-15 season, and ethnic minorities directed 18.5%, up from 17.7% the previous season.

“It’s important for us to share hiring data during this critical period,” guild president Paris Barclay said.

“There was a marked difference in hiring patterns between the major networks – which were the clear leaders in diverse hiring – and the basic cable and pay-TV networks,” the DGA said.