‘I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,’ one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of ‘Barbie,’ the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream. WATCH: ...

In film and other media, three things are required to pass the Bechdel Test: two of the characters must be women, these women must converse with each other, and the topic of conversation must be ...

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 ...

Genevieve is a Sydney-based writer who holds a Bachelor of Performance and a Bachelor of Arts with majors in history and religious studies. With a background in producing, acting and theater-making, ...

First appearing in 1985, cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel and her friend Liz Wallace devised the Bechdel Test as a straightforward evaluation method used to explore the representation of gender in ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...

In 1985, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel came up with criteria for whether she'd watch a movie. It's become known as the Bechdel test, and it's surprisingly hard for films to pass these days. After ...