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Bechdel test

American  

[bek-duhl test] / ˈbɛk dəl ˌtɛst /

Sometimes Bechdel-Wallace test

noun

1. a test of gender stereotyping and inequality in fiction, having a number of variations and used especially with movies, based on whether the work includes at least two fairly important female characters who talk to each other about something besides a man.

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Etymology

Origin of Bechdel test

First recorded in 2005–10; named after U.S. cartoonist Alison Bechdel (born 1960); first introduced as a nameless concept in a 1985 comic strip in Bechdel's series Dykes to Watch Out For (1983–2008), later credited to Bechdel's friend Liz Wallace

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"And it means we pass the Bechdel test," adds Barbé laughing.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024

But Rosin focused her Tweet on the film's lack of women characters and cited a long-standing measurement of women's roles in cinema: the Bechdel test.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022

To the Philharmonic’s credit, though, the concerts have featured those premieres, even if the fact that both are based on Clara and Robert sets off a Bechdel test alarm.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

On an art historical Bechdel test, this gallery would earn a very rare A.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2021

A Bechdel test for female body representation is clearly aspirational at this point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2020