Tagged: women and feminism

The Feminism of: Rihanna

From her entrance to the world of popular music to her most recent album, Rihanna has held our attention, surprised us, and transformed before our eyes.

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Moonfaze Feminist Film Festival Emphasizes Diversity

Hollywood and the film industry have long had a major problem with equality when it comes to anyone who isn’t a straight, white male. While this fact isn’t news to anyone, it has increasingly been brought to the forefront of our nation’s social consciousness in the past few years.

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Season 2 of Jessica Jones Will be Directed by Women

Melissa Rosenberg, executive producer of Netflix Original Series Jessica Jones, has revealed that season 2 of the critically-acclaimed show would be directed exclusively by women directors. While the production team had already made a commitment to hiring women directors for the season, they decided to double down on that commitment and go the full nine yards, Rosenberg told attendees at the Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment conference held in Los Angeles last Friday.

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Women’s Perspectives in Stranger Things: A Primer

Unless you’ve been living under a rock and without WiFi, you’ve heard of Stranger Things. The über-Eighties homage has taken the world by storm. What’s more, the women’s perspectives in Stranger Things continue Netflix’s burgeoning legacy as a hub for great, woman-friendly television.

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