Rebecca Pahle at the Mary Sue explains that cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s famous test for whether a movie features any meaningful female characters is catching on in a more official way: When deciding ...

Sometimes movies that pass the Bechdel Test aren't necessarily feminist movies. And movies that may be arguably pro-women or pro-girl power, don't pass the Bechdel Test at all. Many women are well ...

Writer Hanna Rosin apologized after a now-deleted tweet of hers criticized Hulu's "Fire Island" for failing to adequately represent women. "Fire Island," directed by Andrew Ahn, focuses on two gay ...

It’s time to put the notion that men won’t pay to see movies starring women to rest. Vocativ analyzed the highest grossing movies of 2013 to see if they passed the Bechdel Test — whether two or more ...

For years the Bechdel Test has been the standard for pop culture fans looking for a simple way to gauge a movie's gender diversity. But pop culture fans and critics are creating new ways to expand on ...

Angela has been a rabid anime fan since she first experienced the dark fantasy, Vampire Hunter D. From there, she went on to watch such acclaimed titles as Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, and Pokemon. Since ...

Movie theaters in Sweden have introduced a rating system based on gender bias, but a ton of successful blockbusters would fail this rather facile test. [F]emales ...