Variety is assembling industry heavyweights to discuss the next steps towards achieving gender equality. The pub is set to host its inaugural women’s summit, Path to Parity, on June 6, and the participants range from on-screen talent to showrunners, producers, and lawyers. Mila Kunis, Gloria Allred, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway, “Jessica Jones” showrunner Melissa Rosenberg, “Hunger Games” producer Nina Jacobson, “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris, 20th Century Fox CEO and chairwoman Stacey Snider, and “Ghostbusters” helmer Paul Feig are among those will discuss women’s advancement in the age of #MeToo and #TimesUp at the one-day conference.
“The summit is timed to the publication of Variety’s gender equality index report, which documents the number of female leaders across the movie, cable and broadcast television, digital businesses, and talent agencies,” Variety notes.
“We feel passionate about providing a forum for women to speak up and have an open dialogue about the serious workplace issues they face, including, but not limited to, pay disparity, sexual harassment, and discrimination,” said Variety’s co-editor-in-chief Claudia Eller. “Path to Parity provides an opportunity to unpack next steps in eliminating gender bias across the entertainment industry.”
As important and valuable as these conversations and events are, we’d like to see more industry leaders committing to tangible change by championing the inclusion rider and going public with their specific, concrete plans to make Hollywood more inclusive.
