The radical notion that women like good movies
On screen, we often see the demonization of women with professional power and/or ambition. These women are usually portrayed as callous, frigid (or conversely hyper-sexual), masculine, and even unnatural. These women tend to be fiercely competitive with other women in their field. All this tells viewers that women don’t belong in high-power positions.
Flick Chicks: A guide to women in the movies by Mindy Kaling for The New Yorker Kickstarter campaign for ‘The Punk Singer is Kathleen Hanna’ by Sini Anderson Tomi-Ann Roberts on the sexualization of girls from SPARK Summit CNN’s “Gender Identity: A Change in Childhood” from Bitch Early Signs of a “Bridesmaids” Bump by Rebecca … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Yesterday was Labor Day here in the U.S., and we wanted to highlight some films about working women. When I sat down to write this post, I thought it would be relatively easy: brainstorm and research a list of movies about working women. But the more I searched, the more frustrating the list became. I … Continue reading “Working Women in Film”
