Named for cartoonist Alison Bechdel and first used in her comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" in 1985, the Bechdel test is a litmus test that can be used for any film (or really, any creative ...

Before the end of Women’s History Month, I wanted to let you know about one cool thing that you can use all year long to get ...

F irst appearing in 1985, cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel and her friend Liz Wallace devised the Bechdel Test as a ...

In a comic book she wrote more than 30 years ago, Alison Bechdel first mentioned the test as part of an extended joke about how persnickety lesbians can be about movie-going choices. But it’s ...

Alison Bechdel invented the test that measures gender inequality in films more than 30 years ago. As a musical based on one of her most beloved graphic novels hits London, she tells Stylist.co.uk ...