note An addendum some claim is that marriage, babies, or romance are indirectly about men and therefore also fail, whereas some point out there is a big difference between 'Isn't married life hard/wonderful!' & 'Babies are so cute, I wish I had one!' on the one hand, and 'OK, so I think this is how we should go about the Madison property settlement' & 'Don't give that medicine to the baby, it'll kill her!' on the other. In order to pass, the film or show must meet the following criteria: The test is named for Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, who made it known to the world with this strip.
The Bechdel Test note AKA Bechdel-Wallace Test, or the Mo Movie Measure named after Mo, the main character of Dykes to Watch Out For, even though it was introduced in a one-off strip before Mo was introduced is a litmus test for female presence in fictional media.
