"What I can tell you is that a lot more women are directing and acting and writing and producing. And there are a lot more movies made about women and for women because the audience was neglected," Hayek told variety.com at the premiere of her new comedy "Like a Boss" in New York on Tuesday night.
"We're on the right path. And we're not going to stop," Hayek added.
The Oscar nominee was joined by her co-stars Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne.
"Like a Boss" follows best friends Mia and Mel who join forces to run their own boutique cosmetics company. When the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the beauty industry tempts them, their lifelong bond - and their business - is put in jeopardy.
She said: "For once this is a movie that is not about a woman looking for a man or needing a man. I hope that a lot of people go to see it because the more that they see movies about women, the more that it empowers women."
The comedy comes on the heels of a banner year in cinema that featured female protagonists in films like "Little Women" and "Captain Marvel."
( With inputs from IANS )