What We Are

Bechdel Project is a non-profit feminist arts incubator that marries art, activism, and education to dismantle the systems of oppression which bar any woman from the equity needed to achieve equality.

Creatively, we develop stories for the stage and screen that pass the Bechdel Test* because we believe that the stories we tell have the power to shape our future. We desperately need a different future. We need to create an inspiring future for women. We need to see and hear women!

But what about the stories we're currently living everyday through our own circumstances, actions and beliefs?

This is why advocacy and allyship are crucial pillars in our company. We engage and advocate for our community through resource sharing, fiscal sponsorship, upholding intersectional feminist business practices and utilizing privilege to protect and demand equity for all women. 

We also believe that systemic change can not happen without education and honest dialogue to remove the veil of ignorance and/or willful blindness. We do this through teaching workshops and residencies as well as by hosting consciousness-raising events. 

If you are as passionate about these issues as we are, we hope you'll join us in our efforts to create lasting change. Learn about ways to support here!

*What is the Bechdel Test?

Bechdel Project's name comes from what is popularly known as the "The Bechdel Test" based on Alison Bechdel's** 1985 comic strip "The Rule" in "Dykes to Watch Out For." Shockingly, there are only three criteria to pass the Bechdel Test:

1. The story must have at least 2 women.

2. They must talk to each other.

3. About something besides a man.

**Ms. Bechdel is not personally involved in the organization in any way.