Only 6.4 percent of movies are directed by women, report finds

A new report has found that an incredibly small percentage of movies released in Hollywood are directed by women.

According to the Director's Guild of America, in 2013 and 2014, 6.4 percent of the 376 movies released theatrically came from female directors. An overwhelming 84.2 percent of those were directed by Caucasian males.

The report also found that those women lucky enough to get hired generally aren't given big blockbusters like Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron or Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Among the 212 films that made over $10 million at the box office, 96.8 percent of those were directed by men. With movies that made less than $10 million, that number comes down to 88.4 percent. That means females tend to be given the indie dramas over the superhero action flicks.

In 2013 and 2014, Disney, Warner Bros. and the Weinstein Company did not employ a single female director.

“The DGA, by detailing the state of director hiring with the precision of our data, hopes to draw further attention to this serious matter so that industry employers can develop concrete director diversity plans,” said DGA president Paris Barclay.

The issue of female representation in Hollywood has garnered a lot of discussion recently, and it looks like the situation might improve ever so slightly in the next few years. Although women aren't typically attached to major blockbusters, Patty Jenkins is working on DC's Wonder Woman, and Disney hopes to hire a female director for Star Wars. Still, these numbers show that Hollywood has a long ways to go.