Are women less visionary than men? Pixar seems to think so

'Brave' (2012) marks the first Pixar film to feature a female protagonist. Photo: Pixar

Pixar's track record with racial and gender diversity is drawing new scrutiny after Rashida Jones blamed her departure as Toy Story 4 co-writer on a lack of minority and female representation at the animation studio.

“There is so much talent at Pixar and we remain enormous fans of their films,” Jones and Will McCormack wrote in a statement last week. “However, it is also a culture where women and people of colour do not have an equal creative voice.”