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Bechdel test

test if a fictional work features at least two women who discuss something other than a man
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Bechdel test
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Summary

Bechdel test is a representation test[1]. It draws 14,991 Wikipedia views per month (representation test category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Alison Bechdel[3]
  • Named after: Alison Bechdel[4]
  • Commons category: Bechdel test[5]
  • Opposite of: reverse Bechdel Test[6]
  • Has part(s): considering named characters only[7], considering named and unnamed characters[8]
  • Inception: 1985[9]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1985[10]
  • Inspired by: A Room of One's Own[11]
  • Facet of: feminism[12], feminist film theory[13]
  • Described by source: Geek Heroines: An Encyclopedia of Female Heroes in Popular Culture[14]
  • Present in work: Dykes to Watch Out For[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Women[16], WikiProject Film[17], WikiProject Feminism[18], WikiProject Media Representation[19], gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[20]

Why It Matters

Bechdel test has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jerimee · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → considering named characters only, considering named and unnamed characters
    Described by source → Geek Heroines: An Encyclopedia of Female Heroes in Popular Culture
    Named after → —
    Instance of → representation test
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