Five reasons why female directors are such a rare sight:

1. Film is a male dominated industry
2. Women have other responsibilities such as taking care of family, and its difficult if they have children to navigate hours.
3. There are gender issues about control and authority
4. Films were enormously expenses in the past, so of course it has gravitated to one essentially white, essentially male, middle class groups who get to speak and have their say.
5. Film industry is constructed in a way that there are just men in every level thus making it difficult for women to enter.