Bechdel test

English

Etymology

After cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of a 1985 Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip that popularized the test.

Proper noun

Bechdel test

1. A feminist test for evaluating a work of fiction by whether it contains (1) at least two women (especially, named female characters) (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a man.

See also

• Mako Mori test
• Smurfette principle