“for what feels like decades...”
"For what feels like decades, we've heard complaints about the lack of good roles for women in Hollywood. But the 32-year-old Gerwig has shown us how to do it by just creating her own."

What does "for what feels like decades" mean here? Does it just mean "for decades"?

P.S. It's from a transcript of a BBC podcast. Here is the link:
http://ting.hujiang.com/bbc/163223571402/
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Question

“for what feels like decades...”
"For what feels like decades, we've heard complaints about the lack of good roles for women in Hollywood. But the 32-year-old Gerwig has shown us how to do it by just creating her own."

What does "for what feels like decades" mean here? Does it just mean "for decades"?

P.S. It's from a transcript of a BBC podcast. Here is the link:
http://ting.hujiang.com/bbc/163223571402/
By clicking the play button u can listen to the audio.

Answer

A decade is a period of 10 years. 
So , when someone say ' "For what feels like decades " . it means that something  has not happened in a long time. as if you have been waiting for it for 10s of years to happen .

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