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www.postmagazine.com 24 POST OCTOBER 2018 EDITORS' ROUNDTABLE Is it still harder for women to advance in the media and entertainment industry? Are we still having the same conversations that we were having years ago? Moore: "I think it really depends on the role, but it must be, considering we are still outnumbered. I really believe the future will look different. The reason change is slow is that it takes a lifetime for a generation that sees gender as a factor in hiring to age out of their roles. It's difficult to change people's perspectives that have no interest in evolving how they see others. But I believe an awakening is happening right now in which the leaders of tomorrow will give opportunities to people with passion and talent regardless of their gender or race or sexual orientation. Instead, those factors will be seen as valuable in present- ing a variety of perspectives. We have to keep pushing and not get discouraged so that we can change the narrative and this vision of the future can become the norm." Berman: "A reflection of society and the world in general. But I would like to think times are changing. Slowly." Danosky: "Good question. The answer is yes, it's a male-dominated industry. I can't tell you why things haven't changed yet. I'm still work- ing that out." What can the industry/community do to help more women advance in the post industry and in the M&E market? Moore: "The best thing the community can do is to keep encouraging women to follow their passions. We need to emphasize that this industry is about communicating and sharing different perspectives and we, as a society, need women's voices to be heard. We need women to be brave and not be intimidated by the fact that all their peers might be men. I never let myself feel like I had any less of a chance, or was any less deserving than my male peers. Honestly, until I got older, it didn't even oc- cur to me that my gender could hold me back and I'm so glad it didn't. Sometimes the biggest thing standing in the way of our success is our own fears and insecurities." Berman: "I try focus on mentoring and sup- porting as many women as possible, but above and beyond that, it is important to promote females to key positions. We are seeing more women hires, but still in smaller roles. I try to take people with potential and bump them up, such as hiring a well-seasoned first assistant, giving them some scenes to work on and then sharing an editing credit with them. Or taking a seasoned second assistant and upgrading them to a first assistant, and then surrounding them with a supportive and mixed crew. It's not just about hiring women, it's about hiring them to key positions." Danosky: "Hire more women." Our discussion continues next month in Part 2, featuring Himoff, Sclafani and Burchill. Moore, her edit suite (top, center) and her recent work for Costa Del Mar (top, right), Jeep (bottom, center) and TGIF.