The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas is making the rounds on the internet due to their announcement of a one-night Women-Only screening of Wonder Woman. Now, to those of us who are reasonable people, this doesn’t sound like such a huge issue. I mean, Wonder Woman has been one of the primary superhero icons for women for 75 years. We are...
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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gal Gadot confirmed the obvious when the conversation drifted towards the topic of equality. “Wonder Woman is a feminist, of course,” says Gadot. “I think people have a misconception about what feminism is. People think hairy armpits and women who burn bras and hate men. That’s not it. For me...
You might have heard that American women during this year’s International Women’s Day (March 8) were going to hold a strike to demonstrate how important women are to the workforce. The organizers of the Women’s March on Washington announced last month that they were going to host a general strike on International Women’s...
While a few days late into the game due to the fun times that are adult life, it is time for me to embark on a mighty quest to regale all of you with tales of the importance of Women’s History Month. You know, that one month out of the year where the majority of the focus is on the suffragette movement and where a good majority of the...
You know, those of us who have read The Handmaid’s Tale have begrudgingly joked that reproductive rights for women in the United States are heading in that direction. However, it’s become increasingly clear over the past couple of years that there are some individuals that view women in the same light as the ruling powers within the...
As many of you know, Tilda Swinton will be playing the Ancient One in Marvel’s upcoming film, Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel McAdams. In the Doctor Strange comics, the Ancient One is an Asian male who acts has a guide to Doctor Strange. So fans were surprised when Swinton had been cast in the role. I wrote about this...
Sexism in Hollywood has been rampant throughout its history. (See our Christina Janke‘s article “Happy Last F***able Day Maggie Gyllenhaal” which discusses how the 37-year-old actress was told that she’s “too old” to play the lover of a 55-year-old man.) The ratio of female-to-male directors is pathetic. The...
Carey Mulligan, Rose Byrne, and Geena Davis ain’t got no time for your sexist crap. Mulligan talks about her role in the upcoming film Suffragette with Time Out London and takes this perfect opportunity to point out the blatant sexism still happening in Hollywood, and by extension the whole country. [T]he mere fact that it’s taken 100...
Calgary Expo, taking place this weekend has a clear policy against harassment: “The Comic & Entertainment Expo Committee does not tolerate harassment of any type at any of its events. Harassment can take many forms. It may be, but is not limited to, words, signs, offensive jokes, cartoons, pictures, posters, e-mail jokes or...
At the World Economics Forum in Davos yesterday, Impact 10X10X10 was launched by UN women with Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson to push for more momentum in achieving gender equality across the globe. It is a one year pilot effort that, as Watson states in the video below, aims to engage governments, corporations and...