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I’ve been a little hard on Shonda Rhimes this season for some of the decisions she has made on Grey’s Anatomy, most notably the issues surrounding the departure of Brooke Smith. But as the show celebrates its 100th episode tonight I want to say a bi...[Read on]

Women & Hollywood: Women to Watch

What a great idea. The people who run the Cultural Leadership Programme in the UK know that there is a leadership disparity between men and women in the arts. Lots of times the issue is that the women are just not visible enough in order to get that n...[Read on]

Pale male fail – Who makes the most in Hollywood

Vanity Fair has put together a list of Hollywood’s highest film earners and not surprisingly, at the top of the list are all white men. The highest female on the list is Emma Watson who made $30 million for the latest Harry Potter films. ($15 million ...[Read on]

2009-2010 Supreme Court Term: Some Rights Preserved, Some Setbacks for Women

by Dina Lassow, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center The Supreme Court handed down the last decisions of the 2009-2010 Term this week. This has been a remarkable term, with much attention being paid to cases involving campaign finance reform, ...[Read on]

Interview with Marleen Gorris and Nancy Larson – director and writer of Within the Whirlwind

Dutch director Marleen Gorris is one of the most feminist directors around. She has actually won an academy award for one of the most feminist films I have ever seen -Antonia’s Line which won the best foreign language film Oscar in 1995. Her other f...[Read on]

New Spider Girl kicks butt

A new Spider-Girl hits stores next week. And apparently she will be a multi-dimensional female superhero, whose power is about more than her cupsize. Anya “Arañita” Sofia Corazon already existed in the Marvel universe, but is now officially reb...[Read on]

Battle of the Sexes: Fall Movie Battles to Come

Fall is the time of year when you can catch the soon-to-be award-winning films on the big screen. Despite the strong list of Oscar worthy gems this fall you also have those fun genre movies we all like to enjoy in between. There will still be battles betw...[Read on]

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