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What We Learned While Trying To Find A New Bechdel Test

In our recent project looking for the next Bechdel Test, we tried to find new ways to evaluate whether Hollywood was doing a good job of representing all kinds of people equitably on screen and behind the scenes. To put the new tests through their paces, nine FiveThirtyEight staffers watched the 50 top-grossing movies of […]

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The Next Bechdel Test

The Next Bechdel Test Was the supporting cast at least 50 percent women? Did a woman write or direct the film? Did a female lead end up dead? Is there a black woman in the film? We pitted 50 movies against 12 new ways of measuring Hollywood’s gender imbalance. By Walt Hickey, Ella Koeze, Rachael […]

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