Meaning of Bechdel test | Babel Free

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A feminist test for evaluating a work of fiction by whether it contains (i) at least two women (especially, named female characters) (ii) who talk to each other (iii) about something other than a man.

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“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.”

“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.”

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