Trailers
Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, want to “shine a light on women who inspire us to bolder and braver,” “women who push us outside our comfort zone and make us...
Research
A new study into the state of female representation in the Indian film and TV sectors has found that women make up a very low number of behind-the-camera roles, such as heads of department (HODs) and...
Earlier this week, we reported on a study from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that delved into the number of women and people of color serving as leads and co-leads in...
The good news: judging from last year’s box office reports, the number of female and people of color leads/co-leads in popular films hasn’t really decreased during the pandemic. The bad...
It’s no secret that women are underrepresented as speaking characters, directors, screenwriters, and producers in Hollywood’s highest-earning films. But a new study from Dr. Stacy L....
Features
Jodie Turner-Smith is emphasizing the importance of inclusive hiring — and not just directors and actors. Per Variety, the “Queen & Slim” star called on the industry to provide...
News
Recent Oscar-winners Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, multi-hyphenates Issa Rae and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, activist and author Stacey Abrams, and moguls Oprah Winfrey and Shonda Rhimes are just a few...
Television
Robin Roberts’ next project will see her engaging in conversations with women performers, artists, and athletes. The veteran anchor and journalist will welcome Debbie Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis,...
Lifetime will cap off Women’s History Month with a one-hour special paying tribute to women making strides in politics, activism, medicine, and more. A press release has announced that...
The Paley Center for Media is celebrating International Women’s Day by launching a quarterly conversation series about women’s achievements and struggles, particularly in regards to the...
Streamers such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon outstrip the likes of CBS, NBC, ABC, and HBO when it comes to the representation of women. According to the new “Boxed In” television report,...
Shellen Lubin and Catherine Porter, co-presidents of the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), have announced an initiative to support their members in the wake of COVID-19 and the resulting...
Set in 1857 India, “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi” tells the true story of a 24-year-old Indian general who led a battle against the British Empire. A new trailer has dropped for the pic...
Jill Soloway has unveiled the latest way they’re working to topple the patriarchy. The “Transparent” creator and Time’s Up supporter introduced The Topple List, a living...
Interviews
Abby Disney is one of the those people who has been at the intersection of feminist work in New York for the last 25 years. She has been the board chair of the New York Women’s Foundation and...
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