News & Views NBC cancels broadcast of 2022 Golden Globes amid diversity controversy On Monday, American network station NBC announced it would be cancelling its broadcast of next year’s Golden Globes.
News & Views ‘I will do everything I can to change this world for the better’: Actor Elliot Page announces he is transgender Oscar-nominated ‘Juno’ star Elliot Page wrote in a statement that he posted on Tuesday he will no longer be known as Ellen.
Profiles Sarah Snook & Julia Gillard talk ageism, beauty and complex women in the latest episode of ‘A Podcast of One’s Own’ Emmy-nominated Australian actress and star of HBO’s smash-hit Succession Sarah Snook in conversation with Julia Gillard.
News & Views Hollywood’s intentional and harmful neglect of women over 50 Agesim in Hollywood means older women are marginalised to reductive supporting roles and painted into one-dimensional archetypes.
News & Views Diversity progress at this year’s Emmys, but it hasn’t always been this way This year’s Emmy Awards are the most diverse ever, with 38 black actors and performers being nominated across 16 acting categoires.
News & Views Angelina Jolie says women need to ‘love and learn’ from men Promoting her new film, Maleficent Angelina Jolie says heroines on screen don’t have to show physical strength in order to be perceived as strong.
Life How the top grossing films are warping our views of women Plan International released research today that reveals top grossing films continue to portray women in often sexualised and sexist ways.
Life Co-writer of Crazy Rich Asians, Adele Lim quits amid gender pay dispute Co-writer of Crazy Rich Asians, Adele Lim has declined to work on two proposed film sequels after learning she’d earn 8x less than her male colleague.
News & Views Sandra Oh looks out at the “moment of change” in Hollywood Sandra Oh won a coveted award at the Golden Globes and used her role as host to highlight and celebrate the diversity on show during the 2019 event.
Life Films with female leads do better at box office, new study finds For all those haters of women-led, film franchises we’ve got news: Films which feature female leads are more likely to perform better at the box office.
News & Views Charlie Sheen on tour: Have we forgotten heinous domestic assault charges? The government approved Charlie Sheen’s publicity tour despite 20 years of domestic assault charges. Are we turning a blind eye to celebrity perpetrators?
Life Lindsay Lohan backflips on ‘weak women’ #MeToo reference Lindsay Lohan has unreservedly apologised for public comments in which she implied that women coming forward with #MeToo allegations were “weak”.