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Does ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Pass the Bechdel Test?

By Leah Marilla ThomasOct 12th
The History of the “Bechdel-Wallace Test” & Why It Still Matters in 2022

By Madeline CarpouJun 23rd
Bechdel-Wallace Test Creator Adds Hyper-Specific Amendment After ‘Fire Island’ Debacle

By Alyssa ShotwellJun 8th
This Terrible ‘Fire Island’ Hot Take Suggests It’s Time To Rethink the Bechdel Test

By D.R. MedlenJun 7th
Things We Saw Today: We Agree That It Might Be Time To Retire the Bechdel Test

By Kate GardnerDec 26th
Should It Matter If Thor: Ragnarok Passes the Bechdel Test?

By Kaila Hale-SternOct 31st
Spider-Man: Homecoming Doesn’t Pass the Bechdel Test. It Doesn’t Come Close.

By Kaila Hale-SternJul 7th
Sofia Coppola Just Learned What the Bechdel Test Is

By Vivian KaneJun 20th
Film Critic Manohla Dargis Coins “the DuVernay Test,” Checking on How People of Color are Represented in Film

By Jessica LachenalFeb 1st
The Force Awakens May or May Not Pass the Bechdel-Wallace Test, But Does It Matter?

By Teresa JusinoDec 22nd
The Bechdel Bill is Working to Put the Bechdel Test Into Action

By Emily GagneSep 19th
Alison Bechdel Would Like You to Call It the “Bechdel-Wallace Test,” ThankYouVeryMuch

By Teresa JusinoAug 25th
“Dark Eyes”: Doctor Who Passes the Bechdel Test

By Jessica SirkinJul 1st
The Mary Sue Interview: UnREAL’s Creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro on Feminism, Gender, & Reality TV

By Lesley CoffinJun 23rd
Reviewer From The Guardian Says Jurassic World Passes Bechdel Test Because of Female Dinosaurs

By Jill PantozziJun 10th
Robot-On-Robot Action: Which Movies, Games, and Shows Pass The Botdel Test?

By Chloe ColeMar 30th
Male Sci-Fi Authors Talk Feminism, the Bechdel Test and Genre Writing in New HeForShe Video

By Carolyn CoxMar 12th
How to Make Video Games for Girls

By Stephanie CarmichaelFeb 18th
Which Major Superhero Films Pass The Bechdel Test? Here’s a Handy Chart

By Victoria McNallyDec 31st
How Does Your Favorite Star Trek Series Fare on the Bechdel Test?

By Jarrah HodgeSep 1st