Shonda Rhimes on TV’s Lack of Diversity: “I Think It’s Sad and Weird” by Jamilah King via Colorlines
Network TV is Broken. So How Does Shonda Rhimes Keep Making Hits? by Willa Paskin via The New York Times
Girls on Film: The Danger of the ‘Female Filmmaker’ Label by Monica Bartyzel via The Week
The Onion Can Go to Hell [Trigger warning: on their “joke” over Chris Brown beating Rihanna to death] by Melissa McEwan via Shakesville
Hollywood Abhors an Aging Woman. Too Bad for Hollywood. by Sagit Maier-Schwartz via Slate’s Double X
Pissed Off: When Did Playing Evil Women Become a Rite of Passage for Oscar-Winning Actresses? by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood
YA Author Takes on Gendered Book Covers with the Coverflip Challenge by Rebecca Pahle via The Mary Sue
The Gender Coverup by Maureen Johnson via The Huffington Post
This 17-Year-Old Coder Is Saving Twitter from TV Spoilers (Spoiler: She’s a Girl) by Dana Liebelson via Mother Jones
The Women of Mad Men Kick Ass in Season 6 by Nicole Aragi via Buzzfeed
18 Female Friendship Truths, As Told by ‘Bridesmaids’ by Erin LaRosa via Buzzfeed
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