Tag: women
Representation of Plus-Sized Women in Hollywood (Or lack Thereof)
Since the beginning of Hollywood, plus-sized women were rarely represented in films or TV. When plus-size women were seen in Hollywood, they were always shown…
Female Directors 2: the women who maintain the Big Voice
In the mid-late summer of 2023, something big happened. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” premiered, scooping us up into Barbie-land, and putting us back down wearing pink…
NFL Cheerleader Pay Gap: The Unfortunate Reality of Cheering on the Sidelines
With the 2024 Super Bowl being the new most-watched telecast in human history, it is not surprising that the event is estimated to have brought…
Female Directors: The first women with the Big Voice
What comprises a great female director is the same recipe for what comprises a great director. So must we look at female directors within their…
Female Rage in Horror: why we want it, why we need it
The angry female figures of the past were feared and hated, in the likeness of Medusa or the common witch. This rejected figure has been…
The Ramifications of the “Clean Girl”
The “(insert adjective) girl” doctrine, a small flame sparked by centuries of gendered history, was roared into a blazing fire through social media trends. When…
How LatinX Women in Leadership Behind the Lens are Repositioning the Scope
The Women's Liberation and Chicano movements began in the 1960s, and now, nearly sixty years later, it's pretty clear that while both minorities have come…
The Increased Inclusion of Women in Entertainment and how that Shifts the Focus
A little over five years since the MeToo Movement and the most recent statistics on an industry long known for its 'boys club' mentality certainly…
From the Film Industry to the Independent Filmmaking Sphere
Expanding on a previous article I published, I am joined by Kayla Abuda Galang, a second-generation Filipino American filmmaker, to understand the Asian American experience…
Meet Yola Lu: How A Bucket List Item Turned Into a Career
The recent breakthrough of Ronny Chieng’s Speakeasy generated more public interest in Asian American comedians. In this article, I sit down with Yola Lu to…