The Bechdel Test: Analyzing gender disparity in Hollywood
Using data analytic techniques to visualize gender inequality in Hollywood
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9 min readJun 4, 2020
What is the Bechdel test?
The Bechdel test is named after cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who introduced the idea in a comic strip in the year 1985. To pass the test, a story needs to have:
- At least two women
- The women need to talk to each other
- They need to talk to each other about something other than a man