Gillian Anderson Thinks 'X-Files' Needs More Women

Gillian Anderson Thinks 'X-Files' Needs More Women

Gillian Anderson clearly would like to see more gender equality in “The X-Files” writers’ room.

Following a TVLine report that listed the writers for the upcoming 11th season of “The X-Files,” all of whom are men, Anderson pointed out that only two of the show’s 207 episodes were directed by women (and she directed one of those).

“And 2 out of 207 eps directed by women. I too look forward to the day when the numbers are different. #TheFutureisFemale,” Anderson wrote in a retweet of a Washington Post story about the gender disparity.

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Gillian Anderson has also starred in The Fall.