Even when everyone is being respectful and polite, if you are the only woman in the room it’s impossible not to be acutely, uncomfortably aware of it. This feeling only intensifies if you are a marginalized woman. When I started making movies, I was terrified of being seen as too girly or too emotional. It took me years to stop monitoring my language, my behavior and the way that I dress while at work. I didn’t want to remind everyone that I was female and have them kick me out of the boys-only movie treehouse. At best it’s awkward, at worst it’s isolating and depressing.
