Female Representation in the Media

Women in film:
We have seen over the past few decades that women are very poorly represented in film and hollywood. The Bechdel test was created by Alison Bechdel in 1985 to test the oppression of women in films. The films had to answer yes to these 3 questions:
  • Are there at least two women with names?
  • Do they talk to each other?
  • Do they talk about something other than a man?

Films that did not pass the Bechdel test include:
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Run Lola Run
  • (500) days of Summer
  • The "Star Wars" trilogy
  • The Social Network
  • The Little mermaid
In 2016 alone, 4% of directors were women on the top 100 films, In the top 100 films, women represented 29% of all sole protagonists and 76% of all female characters in the top 100 films were white. 14% of all female characters were black, 6% were Asian American, and 3% were Latina. https://womenandhollywood.com/resources/statistics/2016-statistics/

Actress Geena Davis, (known for films such as “Beetlejuice” and “A league of their own”) set up a campaign about how women are perceived in the media in 2004. The Institute is the first research-based organization working within the media and entertainment industry to engage, educate, and influence content creators, marketers and audiences about the importance of eliminating unconditional bias.  https://seejane.org/about-us/

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