Where Are the Women? War Room
Mega points for a black woman protagonist. But minus more for her story, which is about her learning to be submissive in her marriage to an abusive man.
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Where Are the Women? 90 Minutes in Heaven
What does a proper Christian wife do? Stand by her whiny husband even though he wants to go to heaven to escape her, of course.
as the end of the year approaches, what is the status of the Where Are the Women? project?
There’s still tons to be done, so here’s what to expect from the project into early 2016. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Pawn Sacrifice
Apart from very brief appearances by the male protagonist’s mother and sister and the prostitute he patronizes, women are all but absent from this film.
Where Are the Women? Star Wars: The Force Awakens
A new generation of fans will now grow up comfortable with the notion that a young woman can be a badass pilot and a great engineer who longs for adventure.
Where Are the Women? Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (aka The Peanuts Movie)
The resonance of Charlie Brown’s put-uponness has descended into clichés about male characters who are prompted to personal journeys by beautiful women.
Where Are the Women? Sisters
Two screwed-up female protagonists, a female villain, and humor with a female perspective. This is what we need to see more of at the movies.
Where Are the Women? The Night Before
A female Christmas grinch is a nice touch for women’s representation, but having one of the three best buddies be a woman would have been even better still.
Where Are the Women? In the Heart of the Sea
Men have adventures, face fear and danger, and grow as people, while women do nothing but stand by their sides with brave smiles on their faces.
Where Are the Women? Krampus
While some of the nastily gendered humor here is initially positioned as worthy of punishment, eventually it is cast as just another lovable family quirk.
