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    The Bechdel test (/ˈbɛkdəl/ BEK-dəl), also known as the Bechdel-Wallace test, is a measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction. The...
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    originating the Bechdel test. Bechdel was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Helen Augusta (née Fontana) and Bruce Allen Bechdel. Her family...
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  • The Bechdel Cast is a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film. It is named after the Bechdel test. The Bechdel Cast is hosted by Los...
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    movement. The Bechdel test seeks to measure the gender representation within film and other fiction. The requirements of the Bechdel test are that: A film...
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    Culture Became Known as the 'Bechdel Test'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-09-25. Bechdel, Allison. "Testy". Alison Bechdel blog. Posted November 8, 2013...
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  • Alther's Kinflicks (1976) were to an earlier one". It introduced the Bechdel test, a set of criteria for determining gender bias in works of entertainment...
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  • demonstrating the limitations of the Bechdel test.[clarification needed] It has been described as passing the test because it begins with a valley girl...
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  • of sorts. As a consequence, works employing this trope often fail the Bechdel test, an indicator of gender bias in fiction. In 2011, Pollitt discussed her...
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  • and themes that had been "done and done and done", the film passed the Bechdel test of female-driven storylines. Critic Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment...
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    Ultimately they came up with a test they named "The Riz Test", which has been compared to the Bechdel test. The test came about following a speech given...
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