Bechdel test

== English == === Alternative forms === Bechdel Test === Etymology === After cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of a 1985 Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip that popularized the test. Reportedly first used in 2007. === Proper noun === Bechdel test A feminist test for evaluating a work of fiction by whether it contains (i) at least two women (especially, named female characters) (ii) who talk to each other (iii) about something other than a man. ==== Synonyms ==== (feminist test): Bechdel-Wallace test === See also === Mako Mori test Smurfette principle Vito Russo test === References ===