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These Popular Movies Do Not Pass the Bechdel Test

By Danielle Baranda and Sarah Fimm Oct 4th
Does ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Pass the Bechdel Test?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Jill Pantozzi Jun 23rd
Reviewer From The Guardian Says Jurassic World Passes Bechdel Test Because of Female Dinosaurs

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

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

By Carolyn Cox Mar 12th
How to Make Video Games for Girls

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

By Victoria McNally Dec 31st