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Why the Bechdel test doesn't (always) work by Samantha Ellis

If this simple gauge of gender inequality in film has Twilight winning over Gravity, there's obviously something wrong. As a feminist playwright, I've found another solutionWhen I discovered the Bechdel test " created by graphic novelist Alison Bechdel in her 1985 comic Dykes to Watch Out For " I found it a revelation. The Bechdel test is an irresistibly simple gauge of female representation and gender inequality in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AM on August 20, 2016

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