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Beasts of Prey Series Gets New Design for a Great Reason

By Alyssa ShotwellFeb 11th
Even “Historic Highs” Couldn’t Fix the Gender Gap at Independent Film Festivals

By Kate GardnerJun 19th
Oh Look, It’s the Perfect Visual Representation of Men Taking up Too Much Space

By Vivian KaneMay 15th
Great TV Shows Are Redefining Messy Women in Comedy

By Allyson JohnsonMar 27th
Yet Another Study Reveals Women-Led Films Do Better, So Who Are We Trying To Convince?

By Kate GardnerDec 12th
Squad Goals: 7 Great Female Characters of 2018 You May Have Missed

By Zack BudrykDec 10th
One Girl Wanted to Know Why Steph Curry’s Sneaker Line Was Only Available in Boys’ Sizes & Curry Delivered

By Vivian KaneNov 30th
The Female Writers Of The Haunting of Hill House Bring Nuance and Grace To Depictions of Female Trauma

By Kate GardnerOct 31st
New Study Shows Us That Female Superheroes Give Girls Confidence and Inspiration

By Chelsea SteinerOct 24th
New Study Shows That TV Series With More Female Executives Hire More Women, To Which We Say “We Knew This Already”

By Kate GardnerSep 12th
Celebrating the Real-World “Scully Effect” for 25 Years of The X-Files

By Kate GardnerSep 11th
Annenberg Study Shows That No, We Aren’t Getting Better Representation

By Kate GardnerAug 2nd
Evangeline Lilly Calls Out Sexism, Bad Writing for Kate On LOST

By Kate GardnerAug 1st
Hollywood Should Let Women Fail Upwards Too

By Kate GardnerAug 1st
Star Wars: Episode IX Is Leaving the Smurfette Principle Behind

By Kate GardnerJul 30th
Why Are There so Few Sympathetic Female Monsters?

By Kate GardnerJul 18th
HBO Greenlights a New Joss Whedon Show, Critics Immediately Groan

By Kate GardnerJul 13th
The Kid Stays in the Picture, but the Girl Doesn’t Stay in the Sequel

By Chelsea SteinerMay 24th
Mindy Kaling’s New Comedy Looks Adorable, and Is Rife With Musical Theater

By Teresa JusinoFeb 1st
Does Sundance’s Most Female-Driven Year Being Called “Quiet” Prove the Film Industry’s Irrelevance?

By Teresa JusinoJan 31st

Beasts of Prey Series Gets New Design for a Great Reason

Even “Historic Highs” Couldn’t Fix the Gender Gap at Independent Film Festivals

Oh Look, It’s the Perfect Visual Representation of Men Taking up Too Much Space

Great TV Shows Are Redefining Messy Women in Comedy

Yet Another Study Reveals Women-Led Films Do Better, So Who Are We Trying To Convince?

Squad Goals: 7 Great Female Characters of 2018 You May Have Missed

One Girl Wanted to Know Why Steph Curry’s Sneaker Line Was Only Available in Boys’ Sizes & Curry Delivered

The Female Writers Of The Haunting of Hill House Bring Nuance and Grace To Depictions of Female Trauma

New Study Shows Us That Female Superheroes Give Girls Confidence and Inspiration

New Study Shows That TV Series With More Female Executives Hire More Women, To Which We Say “We Knew This Already”

Celebrating the Real-World “Scully Effect” for 25 Years of The X-Files

Annenberg Study Shows That No, We Aren’t Getting Better Representation

Evangeline Lilly Calls Out Sexism, Bad Writing for Kate On LOST

Hollywood Should Let Women Fail Upwards Too

Star Wars: Episode IX Is Leaving the Smurfette Principle Behind

Why Are There so Few Sympathetic Female Monsters?

HBO Greenlights a New Joss Whedon Show, Critics Immediately Groan

The Kid Stays in the Picture, but the Girl Doesn’t Stay in the Sequel

Mindy Kaling’s New Comedy Looks Adorable, and Is Rife With Musical Theater

Does Sundance’s Most Female-Driven Year Being Called “Quiet” Prove the Film Industry’s Irrelevance?