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Cross Post: On Gender Parity

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By Mike Lew
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June 18, 2013 1:00 PM
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The Guardian Looks at the Lack of Gender Parity in UK Book Reviewing

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Recently, The Guardian took on a pretty huge task. They assessed how many male and female reviewers as well as the authors were reviewed in the major UK book sections for a month in 2012 and a month in 2013. They looked at publications ranging from the Daily Telegraph, The London Review of Books as well as their own numbers.

By Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas
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June 13, 2013 2:50 PM
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This is Not OK: Photoshopping Melissa McCarthy on The Heat UK Poster

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Our most anticipated female centric movie of the summer, The Heat, is merely weeks away from its release. A U.K. promo image was unveiled for the film last week and Melissa McCarthy was looking very, very different.

By Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas
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June 11, 2013 10:39 AM
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Quote of the Day: Gina Torres on Hollywood Sexism and Sci-Fi

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The ladies at The Mary Sue shared a quote from the awesome Gina Torres, star of Firefly and Suits, about the industry's sexism and sci-fi.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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June 7, 2013 11:30 AM
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What's Wrong With This Picture?

Television

The Hollywood Reporter does it again by having an all male panel of showrunners featured in one of the Emmy previews.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 4, 2013 11:00 AM
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Geena Davis Speaks About the Lack of Opportunities for Women in Hollywood at the MPAA

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Last week, in a conversation with Rep. Rosa DeLaura, D-Conn., Geena Davis spoke to the Motion Picture Association of American about the lack of opportunities and the dismal statistics for women working in Hollywood. Davis touched upon many topics including ageism in Hollywood and citing her own experiences trying to get parts as she's aged.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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June 3, 2013 12:46 PM
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Heather Graham Talks About Roles for Women, Sexuality and Expectations

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Last week, we reported that Michelle Rodriguez, fed up with the writing of female characters, has been doing her own writing. And it looks like Heather Graham is doing the same thing.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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May 29, 2013 11:05 AM
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Cannes 2013 Wraps Up Another Festival Full Of Sexist Issues

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The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up Sunday evening with the announcement of the Palme D'Or and for a festival that continues to think and say that it does not have a "woman problem" this last festival proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that this festival has a major "women problem."

By Melissa Silverstein
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May 26, 2013 9:02 PM
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Julianne Moore on Women and Aging in Hollywood

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We didn't think that it was possible for Julianne Moore to be even more incredible. The acclaimed actress recently did an interview with DuJour magazine for their June issue. In it the interviewer asks Moore some apparently standard lady celebrity questions about aging and motherhood.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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May 24, 2013 1:30 PM
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Star Trek Writer Sort of Apologizes for Misogyny in the Film

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After Star Trek Into Darkness premiered this weekend, my Twitter feed was in a frenzy discussing a scene where Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve), a USS Enterprise science officer, suddenly and without reason strips down to her underwear and Kirk (Chris Pine) sneaks a peek. Many of twitter complained about the lack of depth of the female characters in the film and were particularly mad about this scene that just had no purpose whatsoever.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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May 22, 2013 1:00 PM
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