a way of deciding how sexist a film or other work is. The Bechdel test requires that there must be at least two female characters who talk to each other about something other than men.
The majority of bestpicturenominees for this year’s Oscars fail the Bechdel test.
Synonyms and related words
Equal rights between the sexes
feminism
sexism
the women’s movement
the Bechdel test
noun singular
US /ˈbekdəl ˌtest/
DEFINITIONS1
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a way of deciding how sexist a movie or other work is. The Bechdel test requires that there must be at least two female characters who talk to each other about something other than men.
The majority of bestpicturenominees for this year’s Oscars fail the Bechdel test.