In 1985, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel came up with criteria for whether she'd watch a movie. It's become known as the Bechdel test, and it's surprisingly hard for films to pass these days.

The Bechdel Test first appeared in a 1985 strip of “Dykes to Watch Out For,” a long-running comic by cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel (“Fun Home”).

Oppenheimer does not pass the Bechdel test, because it does not have a scene that features more than two women in a scene, who talk about something other than a man.

The Bechdel test, originated in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For (she credits the idea to her friend Liz Wallace and the writings of Virginia Woolf), ...

The Bechdel Test continues to be “a very useful tool to highlight the poor representation of female characters,” said Martha M. Lauzen, ...

The Bechdel Test is typically a way to measure the representation of female characters in the media, but on Princeton’s campus, it means something a little different. Here, it’s the name of a ...

Apothecary Diaries passes the Bechdel Test by featuring conversations between women on topics other than men. The show offers a fresh perspective by showcasing strong female characters in a male ...

What do Dolly Parton, David Bowie, and Robert Smith of The Cure have in common? For one, an inimitable grasp on the power of ...

Inspired by the popular Bechdel-Wallace Test — which measures the representation of women in TV and film — the Climate Reality Check is a simple tool designed to measure climate change on screen.

In 1985, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel came up with criteria for whether she'd watch a movie. It's become known as the Bechdel test, and it's surprisingly hard for films to pass these days.