What is the Bechdel Test for movies?

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2013

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In 1985, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel described "The Test" for movies that require a) two named women on screen, b) talking to each other, c) about something other than a man. Cristen and Caroline talk about the Bechdel Test today and how it can evalua

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1:33.4	Welcome to Stuff Mom Never Told You, from HouseofWorks.com.
1:43.2	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
1:44.2	I'm Kristen and I'm Caroline.
1:46.2	And today we are talking about the Vectel Test, which a number of listeners have written
1:51.5	in suggesting that we cover and recently the director of Bridesmaids and also the
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