Global Issues
My Brush with Greatness
I sat glued to the screen for forty minutes as I viewed Saving Face, the Oscar-winning HBO documentary that premiers tonight on HBO. The story follows two Pakistani women, Zakia […]
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Entertainment
Oscar Winner “Saving Face” – An Important Film for Women’s Rights
Ah, the Oscars! The dresses, the jewelry, the hair, the makeup. It’s all so fun! I love the glizt and glamour, but the news last week of “Am I Ugly” […]
Entertainment
The 2012 Oscars and The Bechdel Test
The 84th Academy Awards is today and Anita Sarkeesian from Feminist Frequency takes a look at women’s roles in film in 2011 by applying the “Bechdel Test.” Created in 1985 by […]
Entertainment
For Your Consideration: Women Directors Missing From the Oscars
As we highlighted last month when Academy Award nominations were released, when it comes to “Best Director,” it’s a boys club. In 84 years, a total of four women have […]
Entertainment
Hollywood Gender Gap: Startling Numbers!
With “Oscars season” in full swing, TheWeek.com reports on some startling numbers out of Hollywood: Women movie directors accounted for only 5% of films released in 2011. It was only […]