Bechdel test
test if a fictional work features at least two women who discuss something other than a man
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Bechdel test
Summary
Bechdel test is a representation test[1]. It draws 14,969 Wikipedia views per month (representation_test category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Bechdel test is credited with the discovery of Alison Bechdel[3].
- Bechdel test's instance of is recorded as representation test[4].
- Alison Bechdel is named after Bechdel test[5].
- Bechdel test's Commons category is recorded as Bechdel test[6].
- Bechdel test is the opposite of reverse Bechdel Test[7].
- Bechdel test comprises considering named characters only[8].
- Bechdel test comprises considering named and unnamed characters[9].
- 1985 marks the founding of Bechdel test[10].
- Bechdel test's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1985[11].
- A Room of One's Own inspired Bechdel test[12].
- Bechdel test's facet of is recorded as feminism[13].
- Bechdel test's facet of is recorded as feminist film theory[14].
- Bechdel test's described by source is recorded as Geek Heroines: An Encyclopedia of Female Heroes in Popular Culture[15].
- Bechdel test's present in work is recorded as Dykes to Watch Out For[16].
- Bechdel test's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Women[17].
- Bechdel test's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Film[18].
- Bechdel test's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Feminism[19].
- Bechdel test's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Media Representation[20].
- Bechdel test's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[21].
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Definition and Type
Bechdel test's instance of is recorded as representation test[4]. It is the opposite of reverse Bechdel Test[7].
Origins
Alison Bechdel is named after Bechdel test[5]. 1985 marks the founding of it[10].
Use and Application
Components include considering named characters only[8] and considering named and unnamed characters[9].
Why It Matters
Bechdel test draws 14,969 Wikipedia views per month (representation_test category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]