Tina Fey is no stranger to making waves in roles where women are incredibly underrepresented: She was the first female head writer on Saturday Night Live. She was the creator of—and writer for—30 Rock and a co-creator and writer for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Most recently, she’s shown off her talent by rewriting Mean Girls for…
Read moreMore than a dozen female music executives have issued an open letter calling for the resignation of Neil Portnow as the Recording Academy president and CEO. They say that the comment Portnow made on Sunday about women needing to “step up” to get more recognition at the Grammys was “wrong and insulting and, at its…
Read moreHow often do you hear the phrase “strong male characters?” Probably not very much, but the entertainment industry is quick to point out whenever a “strong female woman” makes it on screen. And Shonda Rhimes is sick of it. Yesterday afternoon, the producer and creator of some of the most beloved female-driven shows, such as…
Read moreThe 2018 award season has already been markedly altered by the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, from actors wearing black at the Golden Globes to the SAG Awards’ decision to have only female presenters. At the Grammy Awards this weekend, the spotlight will shift to the music industry, which has seen its own share of sexual…
Read moreYou may have seen the hashtag #PenceFence erupt on Twitter this week, after female journalists covering Vice President Mike Pence‘s trip to the Western Wall in Israel were forced to report from the other side of a fence, behind their male colleagues. Some of those journalists, unsurprisingly, were not happy about it—and said as much…
Read moreUPDATE, January 21: The full lineup of the women presenting at tonight’s SAG Awards has been revealed. Here’s who you can expect to see: Rosanna Arquette, Halle Berry, Connie Britton, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris, Geena Davis, Dakota Fanning, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Felicity Huffman, Brie Larson, Laura Linney, Leslie Mann, Mandy Moore, Rita Moreno, Megan…
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