Feminism and Film

The Double Standard

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

It makes me angry that it is all on women to make SATC a hit. No other film has that burden. What the media and the marketing has done here is to really divide the sexes.

Where Are the Women Directors?

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.29.2008 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

Things suck for women directors, but nothing changes and things are actually getting worse. While most people believe that we are post-feminist, and post-organizing, and post-activism, I think the only way to make change is to agitate.