On Monday, in a now-deleted Tweet, writer Hanna Rosin criticized Hulu’s popular new film “Fire Island” for its so-called failure of the Bechdel test. Rosin wrote that the movie “gets an F- on the ...

Oppenheimer is once again trending on social media, but this time it’s because it fails the Bechdel Test. Here’s how the record-breaking movie fails the Bechdel Test. Also known as the ...

After this year's Oscars, some are still celebrating historic victories for inclusion, as well as critiquing what and who are still missing from the silver screen. One test has become a convenient ...

In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in her strip Dykes to Watch Out For that depicted a pair of women walking by a movie theater. “I have this rule,” one says. “I only go to a movie if ...

The Bechdel Test, the brainchild of cartoonist Alison Bechdel, bubbled out of a 1985 comic strip called “Dykes to Watch Out For.” It was Bechdel’s modest proposal for assessing how well a given film ...

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 ...

Twitter erupted after a NYMag podcaster condemned the queer summer hit for lacking female representation. Now, the cartoonist behind the Bechdel Test has given the last word. “Fire Island” ignited a ...

Ah, the Bechdel Test… It seems almost quaint in 2022, but there was a time when it was all the rage to judge films based on criteria established on the pages of an indie graphic novel penned by Alison ...

The Climate Reality Check tested climate change visibility in this year's awards season films, with only Universal's animated movie satisfying the requirements. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor The ...

A few months back, Alison Bechdel spent an evening at ASU’s West Campus. Before her visit to the Valley, the New York Times bestselling author and Guggenheim Fellowship recipient spoke with Jackalope ...

A tweet criticized the gay Asian rom-com for failing to adequately represent women. Now what? By Rebecca Sun Senior Editor, Diversity & Inclusion In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in ...