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The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood's Exclusion of Women

The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood's Exclusion of Women | Gender and art | Scoop.it

"Audiences and creators know that on one level or another, there’s an inherent gender bias in the movie business — whether it’s the disproportionately low number of films with female leads, the process of pigeonholing actresses into predefined roles (action chick, romantic interest, middle-aged mother, etc.), or the lack of serious character development for women on screen compared to their male counterparts. What’s challenging is quantifying this dysfunction, putting numbers to a trend that is — at least anecdotally — a pretty clear reality."

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Power women of the 1950s: Muriel and Betty Box

Power women of the 1950s: Muriel and Betty Box | Gender and art | Scoop.it

"Rachel Cooke's new book re-examines 10 pioneering 1950s women. In this extract she tells the stories of Muriel and Betty Box, two prominent women in the British film industry.

 

Until recently, anyone who wanted to see the film To Dorothy a Son had to lock themselves deep in the bowels of the British Film Institute off Tottenham Court Road, London, and watch it on an old Steenbeck editing machine. A little-known comedy from 1954, To Dorothy is no one's idea of a classic. It has an infuriating star in Shelley Winters, a creaky screenplay by Peter Rogers (later the producer of the Carry On series) and a set that looks as if it is on loan from a local amateur dramatics society..."

 

Rachel Cooke,  Her Brilliant Career. Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties (Virago).

 

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