Hi Everyone,
We need some help…looking for a movie about conformity…easy we know…but then the hard part…it must be directed by a female. It’s for a film study for 17 year olds and this is the criteria. We know you film buffs will be able to help us out. Thanks in advance 
Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl.
I think I should probably make myself a bit more clear. I’m a teacher of a high school class and I need something that fits the criteria but they will be able to relate to
Coming Soon dir. Colette Burson-adult themes but good movie about “fitting in”.
There’s Clueless by Amy Heckerling. She also directed Loser, which I haven’t seen but looks similar.
Hm, Tina Fey wrote Mean Girls but didn’t direct it.
How about Virgin Suicides by Sofia Coppola?
Daria comes to mind. It’s female created, and most episodes were female-led. Especially the TV movie special.
I’m guessing you could check these out -
Strike (a.k.a. All I Wanna Do)
Scrubbers (excellent, gritty movie, but probably impossible to find)
These might be a little more of a stretch - and some are less appropriate - but they do have female directors -
Well, this one does have a treatise on the song “Hip to Be Square!” 
Based on Jane Austen’s Emma, FYI. But I’m not really sure the main theme is conformity.
I’d recommend Bend it Like Beckham. Directed by a woman, should be relevant to 17-year-olds, as that is the age of the main characters, and it’s all about conforming, or not conforming. Good movie too.
“But I’m A Cheerleader”, directed by Jamie Babbit who despite the androgynous name is in fact a chick.
About a girl whose parents send her to a sexual reorientation camp, despite the fact that she keeps denying she’s a lesbian. Decent movie, kinda funny. Don’t remember any real naughty bits, but I could be wrong on that, you might want to check it out.
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Can’t you bend the rules and show Ghost World? Directed by Terry Zwigoff but eerily realistic, especially to a roomful of teenage girls.
How about Orlando?. Poor old chap has to conform so much, he/she has to change genders.
My Brilliant Career, directed by Gillian Armstrong.
I hesitate to recommend *I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing*because of the strong lesbian element in the film which might not sit too well with your school administration. But it’s a cool film.
How about “A League of Their Own”, directed by Penny Marshall? The women in the film chose to compete in a traditionally male sport of baseball at a time when gender roles were stricter. (And at the same time, Geena Davis’s character of Dottie Hinson chose to quit playing ball to assume a traditional role as a wife and mother.) Also, look at the Wikipedia category of female film directors for inspiration.
Edited to add that I hope the OP returns to let us know which film was chosen.
This one’s one of my all time favorites. I agree, it’s wonderful.
Bend It Like Beckham is another good choice, but man, Ghost World…