At this year’s Oscars (Sunday 24 February), you’ll not see any women nominated for Best Director, despite a clutch of awards worthy films from Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Debra Granik (Leave No Trace) and Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) released in the last year. You’ll not see many women outside the gender specific categories generally; no women will represent in cinematography, editing, original score or visual effects either.

In fact, women make up only a quarter of non-acting nominations at this year’s Academy Awards, according to a study by the Women’s Media Center. The numbers are indicative of the industry wide issue of representation at a time when the film industry has also come under scrutiny in terms of the gender pay gap and sexual harassment, thanks to #TimesUp and #MeToo.

What’s clear is that despite women’s creativity, craft and expertise in cinema, our voices are still struggling to be heard in the industry.

That’s why we’ve put together our top 10 favourite feminist film podcasts. Listen up and get inspired by female movie buffs as they cover everything from rom-com recommendations to bad representation and ultimately, how to effect change by making it in the industry.

The best feminist film podcasts you need to listen to right now