According to Kevin Feige, why did Marvel take so long to make a film directed by women?

Even though Hope van Dyne of Evangeline Lilly shared the same billing as Paul Rudd's Scott Lang last summer, Ant-Man and the wasp, next year Captain Marvel will mark the first solo film of Superheroine directed by Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the penultimate chapter of the slate of the film Phase 3, Captain Marvel will return in the 1990s to show Carol Danvers to serve on the Starforce military team and protect the Earth while in the midst of the Kree-Skrull conflict. As for why Marvel Studios took a long time to release her first film directed by a woman, the studio's president, Kevin Feige, gave the following explanation:

Although there have been movies of superheroes led by women in the past, such as Super Girl and swallow CatwomanIn the modern boom of the genre, it was primarily shot by men – led movies, with the occasional adventure generally on the whole. The DC Universe Extended delivered on the front led by women with Wonder Woman last year and Captain Marvel will be the first MCU. While Kevin Feige admitted that part of this was due to the fact that some thought that a superhero movie would not be successful, in his mind he never wanted to give the public a subtle product. But eventually Captain Marvel came and finally offered the chance to do this properly, and did not think that Solheroine Solo efforts will stop with Carol Danvers. As Feige also mentioned in his conversation with EW:

The MCU has slowly built its range of heroines, from Black Widow and Scarlet Witch to Gamora and Okoye, but Captain Marvel marks a step forward for the franchise, and Kevin Feige's comment indicates that things will only improve as of the year. With regard to what has been publicly discussed, a Black Widow The film that will be directed by Cate Shortland is in development, and various MCU actresses have expressed interest in seeing an Avengers women's movie. Of course, many of Marvel's female super-heroes and protagonists already have their feet in the TV world, but there is still much to be done (like She-Hulk), especially when the X-Men and Fantastic Four properties are integrated the MCU.

Captain Marvel will be released in theaters on March 8, 2019 and two months later, Carol Danvers will return in action and team up with the other surviving heroes of the MCU Avengers 4.