Bechdel test

English Alternative forms en Bechdel Test Etymology After cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of a 1985 Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip that popularized the test. Reportedly first used in 2007. Proper noun 1 en film literature feminism A feminist test used to evaluate the representation of women in fiction, especially in films, TV shows, and other media. en Bechdel-Wallace test en Melena Ryzik Screenplay Software Adds Tool to Assess a Script’s Inclusiveness w:The New York Times 2019-04-26 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/movies/final-draft-software.html https://web.archive.org/web/20211126015917/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/movies/final-draft-software.html 26 November 2021 0362-4331 It also will enable users to determine if a project passes the Bechdel Test, measuring whether two female characters speak to each other about anything other than a man. 26 November 2021 en 2019-09-05 Jessica Sternfeld; Elizabeth L. Wollman The Routledge Companion to the Contemporary Musical Routledge 9781134851850 Finally, the percentage of musicals that pass the Bechdel test but not the jobs test has also remained consistent―at under 10% for the entire 75 years studied. These results imply that it is far more likely for a musical to pass the Bechdel test if a female character is employed in it; perhaps having a focus other than men for a character aids in more progressive portrayals. See also en Mako Mori test Smurfette principle Vito Russo test References Further reading en eponyms en Feminism Fiction