Busy Philipps is calling out Variety for uninclusive panel of female TV writers
After Variety organized an upcoming panel called "A Night in the Writers Room" and released their list of guest speakers of TV writers, Busy Philipps is calling them out for gender disparity. The panel which will consist of six drama writers and six comedy writers only includes one female writer -- Gemma Baker of the CBS show "Mom."
After a running list of ideas mentioning Tina Fey, Issa Rae, and Shonda Rhimes, Philipps took to her Twitter account to share them publically with Variety and credited Google search with her suggestion list.
Hey @Variety! Here are some ideas for you! *Jenni Konner&Lena Dunham*Melissa Rosenberg* *Tina Fey*Marti Noxon&Sarah Gertude Shapiro*Liz Flahive&Carly Mensch*Nahnatchka Khan*Maurissa Tancharoen*Jessica Queller*Shonda Rhimes*Jenji Kohan*Rachel Bloom&Aliene Brosh McKenna pic.twitter.com/CbzL9Fppom
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) June 5, 2018
MORE IDEAS OF FEMALE TV SHOWRUNNERS @Variety THIS TOOK ME THREE MINUTES: *Jill Soloway*Ava DuVernay*Lisa Joy*Courtney Kemp*Jennie Snyder Urman*I.Marlene King*Erica Messer*Ilene Chaiken*Issa Rae*Sarah Treem*Frankie Shaw
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) June 5, 2018
I used something called GOOGLE @Variety. IT WAS SO EASY!Turns out there are A BUNCH OF WOMEN RUNNING FANTASTIC TV SHOWS! So maybe next time you want to have a convo with showrunners, the odds shouldn't be 11:1?Representation matters.Even at dumb industry events. ESPECIALLY THERE.
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) June 5, 2018
Once again, we've learned that the power of social media is no joke! Just moments later Variety tweeted out an apology for their 'egregious oversight.'
On behalf of Variety, we apologize for the egregious oversight regarding the lack of female writers participating in our upcoming A Night in the Writers' Room event. We hear you loud and clear, and are currently working on rectifying our mistake.
— Variety (@Variety) June 5, 2018
While the outlet says they are working on updating the list of speakers, we look forward to seeing which leading ladies will be part of the upcoming event.
Girl power!
