The Rule

In her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, Allison Bechdel laid out a criteria that determined whether women mattered in a film.

'The Rule', Dykes to Watch Out For, 1985, Allison Bechdel

To pass the test a movie has to:

1. Have (at least) two women in it

2. The women talk to each other

3. The women talk about something other than men

Think about the last time a movie satisfied the Bechdel Test.

Perhaps it's time we start demanding more from our scriptwriters and filmmakers.

Thanks to Women & Hollywood for this one!

The Gentlewoman

I saw this magazine posted on my favourite blog and I thought you might like to know about it too.

"The Gentlewoman is a new biannual style magazine for a new decade. Featuring inspirational, international women, it pairs ambitious journalism with a sartorial and intelligent perspective on fashion that is focused on personal style – the way women actually look, think and dress."

A magazine for the modern day gentlewoman