I've grown up with my audience; they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me.
There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.
Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you're a director. Everything after that you're just negotiating your budget and your fee.