Love the list, sdedalus. Did you watch all those Satyajit Ray films over the past year?
Re: women direcors - Last year 5 women directors (Denis, Varda, Bigelow, Ramsay and Campion) made the list. It's a small number but it's something. Am hoping that they'll stay on the list. Ramsay, Campion, Elaine May and Lucile Hadzihalilovic are probably at a disadvantage because of their short filmographies.
I'm currently watching films by Teresa Villaverde who is quite likely to make my list. I want to try and watch more Leni Riefenstahl before the due date. The clips I saw on The Story of Film series look very promising. I also want to try and watch some Vera Chytilova.
I am not a big enough fan but I suspect that Kelly Reichardt and Mira Nair have a shot at least. Maybe Andrea Arnold as well.
@Bondo: Tsai isn't female. As per Sean's disclaimer up top, none of the female directors made his Top 100 list.