Stephanie‘s Picks:
Princesses and Superheroes: the Consequences of Gender Roles by Damon Young via ABC
Pick of the Week: “Bridesmaids” Gets a Meaner, Smarter Big Sister by Andrew Hehir via Salon
Study: We Benefit from Seeing Strong Women on TV by Lindsay Abrams via The Atlantic
A Fan Speaks — Kristen Stewart and Our Miserable Failure by Amy Theus via Women and Hollywood
Hollywood Actresses Fed Up with Fluffy Interview Questions by Feargus O’Sullivan via The National
The Brainy Message of ParaNorman by Natalie Wilson via Ms. Magazine
Megan‘s Picks:
Can Watching “Buffy” Make Men Less Sexist? by Anna North via BuzzFeed
Is Sexual Violence on TV Okay If the Heroine is Tough? by Amanda Hess via Slate
Disappearing Acts: Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone & the Erasure of Black Women in Film by Nicole Moore via The Huffington Post
Kalinda Sharma, Transgender Portrayals and CBS’s Continuing Problems: Highlights from GLAAD’s Network Responsibility Index by Alison Willmore via IndieWire
“Trampire”: Why the Public Slut-Shaming of Kristen Stewart Matters for Young Women by Nico Lang via The Huffington Post
Female Saudi Filmmaker Makes History in Venice by Brian Brooks via Movie|Line
TIFF Preview: The Female Directing Masters Playing at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival by Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas via Women and Hollywood
At the Risk of Sounding Angry: On Melissa Harris-Perry’s Eloquent Rage by Crunktastic via The Crunk Feminist Collective
Women Directors Are Way More Successful in the Indie World by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood
What have you been reading this week?