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Television
Stories here about women navigating the television industry, representation on and off-screen and feminist TV show reviews.
What to Watch: The Best TV and Films Telling Women’s Stories
A documentary 30 years in the making. A takedown of gender discrimination. Weaponizing data. And an award-winning documentary about an award-winning hero. This week’s picks tell the stories of incredible women.
Picks of the Week: Feminist Films and TV Series Confronting Hard Truths
The reality of mortality. A no-holds-barred look at history. The urgency of reckoning with race. And, of course, a complicated scandal. This week’s picks take on hard truths—and tell them well.
When Abortion Becomes Ordinary
When TV comedies like Shrill tackle abortion, they do away with the drama.
We Heart: Desi Lydic’s Defense of the USWNT
“Our women weren’t playing against Thailand. They were playing against the patriarchy. That’s what this game was really about.”
Secrets, Superheroes and Safe Spaces: What to Watch This Weekend
“Paris is Burning,” “Big Little Lies” and “Jessica Jones” are all making a comeback—and you won’t want to miss them.
Celebrating Netflix’s Rebels and Rulebreakers
Feminists working on- and off-screen in Hollywood celebrated Netflix’s female stars and show-runners Sunday at their third annual Rebels & Rulebreakers event at Raleigh Studios Sunday.
Three Feminist Films and Series to Watch This Weekend
This week’s picks touch on the importance of representation, the urgency of peaceful politics and the haven of safe spaces.
The Ms. Q&A: Why Radha Blank Had to Write for It
The Netflix series “She’s Gotta Have It” broadens the narrative of the 1986 film by Lee of the same name. Radha Blank, one of the show’s writers and producers, helped steer that expansion.
Picks of the Week: While “Fleabag” Moves Forward, “Ask for Jane” Looks Back
The titular character in “Fleabag” is ready to confront her past and open up in Season 2. “Ask For Jane” is forcing our country to do the same.