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When Sundance Institute released its groundbreaking study of
When Sundance Institute released its groundbreaking study of opportunities and barriers for women filmmakers in 2013, they found that the biggest chal...

Hunger Games fans, rejoice: Jennifer Lawrences Katniss Everdeen
Hunger Games fans, rejoice: Jennifer Lawrences Katniss Everdeen has dominated the box office once again. Mockingjay - Part 1 has surpassed Guardians o...

First, she was called the bra-burning feminist with a degree from
First, she was called the bra-burning feminist with a degree from Wellesley. Then, she was the aggressively political spouse from Arkansas who plotted...

In response to the red carpet chatter, Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, a
In response to the red carpet chatter, Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, a filmmaker and founder and CEO of The Representation Project, has launched the #AskHer...

In 2011, I premiered my first film, Miss Representation, which
In 2011, I premiered my first film, Miss Representation, which looked at how media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of po...

Did you know that half of the people in the world are women? A new
Did you know that half of the people in the world are women? A new study suggests that Hollywood does not! Looking at the top 250 movies of 2014, a re...

The Celluloid Ceiling Report found that women held an even smaller
The Celluloid Ceiling Report found that women held an even smaller percentage of jobs on the top 250 domestic grossing films of 2013 than they did in ...

There was a pretty awesome moment [at the People’s Choice
There was a pretty awesome moment [at the People’s Choice Awards] during Viola Davis’ acceptance speech for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series fo...

There are many realizations that [Gina] Rodriguez would hope that
There are many realizations that [Gina] Rodriguez would hope that people are able to take from her success. But, above all, she aims to be an example ...