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Geena Davis speaking at the Second Symposium on Gender in the Media

Quick Hit: Latest from the Geena Davis Institute

By on November 20, 2012

The latest report from the Geena Davis Institute is the very detailed “Gender Roles & Occupations: A Look at Character Attributes and Job-Related Aspirations in Film and Television”. Most people are aware that women and girls are underrepresented as speaking characters in film and television, but you may still be shocked by how much.

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Ruth Negga as Abigail in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin production of The Crucible.

“Abigail’s age has been raised.”

By on June 26, 2012

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has meant so much to so many people. As a parable about state control, or without its political dimension, as an examination of the power dynamics within a closed society, or of an individual working through guilt to find something valuable in themselves. In fictionalising the lives of the real people involved, however, Miller raised Abigail’s age from eleven to seventeen. It may be time to think about his motives and the implications of the changes he made.

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LNP staffer quits after anti-feminist rant in email

LNP staffer quits after anti-feminist rant in email

By on April 18, 2012

He sent an email to a Queensland feminist about the superiority of men, telling her to “get a life” and calling her a “sourpuss” for writing an opinion piece about the need for more women in parliament. Some media advisor, eh?

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Blegging: Name Orlando's Book

Blegging: Name Orlando’s Book

By on February 1, 2012

My first book is to be published later this year, and I am still not happy with the title. It is an academic text, but one I hope will have a broader appeal for people interested in the theatre, and the way women are presented on stage.

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