Female writers, actors and directors, including some from the Chicago area, offered their experiences and thoughts on why they have been shut out from opportunities in Hollywood to The New York Times Magazine. The magazine’s writer talked to more than 100 Hollywood women for the Sunday story, including Chicago native Jill Soloway, creator of the Emmy-winning Amazon series” Transparent”; “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes, who grew up in University Park; and Shira Piven, the Evanston-raised director of the Kristen Wiig indie “Welcome to Me.”
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