What this all points to — a dearth of
leading roles for women — is by no means a novel observation.
Since there are so few strong
leading roles for women, actresses now must find their juice in the so - called «Supporting» categories.
On the basis that there are so few substantial
lead roles for women
Because there are few
lead roles for women of colour.
Not exact matches
This month, UC Hastings professor Joan C. Williams penned an in - depth article
for the Harvard Business Review called «Hacking Tech's Diversity Problem,» where she identifies a number of the subtle systematic elements that
lead to
women opting - out of tech
roles.
Become part of a select community of high - potential
women entrepreneurs
leading growing companies who are advisors to and
role models
for one another
Intrigued by the traditionalist resurgence that
led many of her friends to abandon their careers to assume traditional gender
roles in the home, Evans decides to try it
for herself, vowing to take all of the Bible's instructions
for women as literally as possible
for a year.
I am speaking generally, of course, but I think Christian
women wrestle with these questions most of all, perhaps because in a religious culture that often puts forth narrow and contested definitions of womanhood, young
women whose interests and personalities might
lead them away from the list of acceptable rules and
roles are subtly punished
for not exhibiting a more «gentle and quiet spirit,»
for not reigning in some of that ambition and drive.
Those on the center right need to explain the interpretive rules which seem to
lead them to different conclusions on some issues (divorce, the
role of
women in the church) than on others (homosexuality, salvation
for non-Christians).
Just as in the 1960s, in Haven's time agitation on the race issue
led to concern
for the
role of
women.
After a report showed a low percentage of
women as
lead lawyers, Judge Jack Weinstein has urged
for more substantive
roles for junior female lawyers in his courtroom.
He has played a
leading part in supporting
women teachers to play an active
role in the leadership of the ITU and has
led an NASUWT - supported training programme
for ITU members in Iraq.
After acknowledging and thanking Glor and then saluting local native Emily Pfalzer
for her
role with the Olympic gold medal - winning USA
Women's Hockey team, thanked the «changemakers» in the room who helped him
for the past 12 years «
leading our city out of the past, and now it's up to all of us to work together to determine our future.»
Lieutenant Governor - elect Kathy Hochul and former New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn — who took on a
leading surrogate
role for Cuomo on
women's issues during the campaign — argued there would be support
for the proposal, but that difficult conversations might have to take place before lawmakers understand the proposed changes.
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For both men and women, the role of a family member or caregiver does not come at a cost to the investment in a work identity • Because women are more likely to occupy lower quality jobs, they are more likely to have lower career centrality • Traditional gender beliefs lead both men and women to be less career centric, but the impact is stronger for wom
For both men and
women, the
role of a family member or caregiver does not come at a cost to the investment in a work identity • Because
women are more likely to occupy lower quality jobs, they are more likely to have lower career centrality • Traditional gender beliefs
lead both men and
women to be less career centric, but the impact is stronger
for wom
for women.
It may be psychologically harmful
for some
women and play a significant role in the development of postpartum depression,» said Grace Lim, M.D., director of obstetric anesthesiology at Magee Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and lead investigator on the s
women and play a significant
role in the development of postpartum depression,» said Grace Lim, M.D., director of obstetric anesthesiology at Magee
Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and lead investigator on the s
Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and
lead investigator on the study.
Other strategies that could stimulate
women to stay in science are a) various forms of flexibility with federal - grant funding designed to accommodate
women with young children keeping these
women in the game; b) increasing the value of teaching, service, and administrative experience in the tenure / promotion evaluation process; c) providing on - campus childcare centres; d) supporting requests from partners
for shared tenure lines that enable couples to better balance work and personal / caretaking
roles; e) stopping the tenure clock
for one year per child due to childbearing demands; f) providing fully - paid leave
for giving birth
for tenure track
women for one semester; g) providing equal opportunity
for women and men to
lead committees and research groups.
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for numerous life - threatening related diseases.
That philosophy has
led Cecilia Muñoz to the
role of point
woman, as domestic policy council director,
for President Obama's dramatic recent executive initiatives
for immigration reform (among many other policy issues).
Many Ukrainian
women have much more conservative views regarding family and gender
roles than men and
women in the West, and this can
lead to a bit of a culture shock if you are not prepared
for it.
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Rarely are female
leads given anything of substance to do in action films, so I applaud Besson
for writing this
role for a
woman.
The Tempest (PG - 13
for nudity, scary images and suggestive content) Academy Award - nominee Julie Taymor's iconoclastic interpretation of the Shakespeare play features Oscar - winner Helen Mirren in the
lead role of Prospero, thereby transforming the beloved classic into a gender - bending tale of female empowerment revolving around a
woman caught up in a volcanic struggle
for survival and a quest
for vengeance.
With Dame Helen Mirren playing the
lead role as Sarah Winchester, we'll hopefully get an exciting portrayal of a
woman who built a house
for ghosts.
ACTRESS IN A
LEADING ROLE Winner: Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (MPAA: R) Not surprisingly, Frances McDormand took the Oscar
for her strong portrayal of a
woman willing to do anything to catch her daughter's killer.
She also had a notable
lead role in «Heading South» (2005) as one of three
women in the late 1970's who venture off to Haiti
for a sex holiday that takes a dark turn when two of them go after the same guy and all three begin to recognize the appalling economic and political conditions befalling the people who have to stay behind after they get to go home, and even a recurring
role during the last season of the serial killer drama «Dexter.»
The 32 - year - old actress has been high in demand since she dazzled fans with her portrayal of Wonder
Woman earlier this year, so it's no wonder she's now being eyed up
for the
lead role in the upcoming drama directed by Justin Kurzel.
After declaring her interest in the
role during a Reddit AMA last week, UFC
women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has continued to campaign
for the
lead in Marvel's upcoming feature Captain Marvel.
She won her gong
for the
lead role in Still Alice, in which she plays Dr. Alice Howland, a
woman...
Scott Bates chats with Daphne star Emily Beecham... Manchester - born actress Emily Beecham is perhaps most recognised
for her
role in AMC's martial - arts themed Western series Into The Badlands, but this weekend the 33 - year - old can be seen as the titular
lead in Daphne, a Fleabag-esque, London - set drama about an ordinary young
woman who begins to reassess -LSB-...]
Sandra Bullock will play the
lead in an upcoming remake of «Ocean's Eleven» with an all - female cast, directed by Gary Ross («the Hunger Games») from a script by Olivia Milch («Little
Women»), continuing her streak of stepping into
roles originally conceived
for men — as she does currently in «Our Brand Is Crisis.»
In order to be as true to the spirit of Neil as he can, Fozzie refused to see any movies and just went by the trailers, but this
leads to more interesting discussions, like Dwayne Johnson's possible future in a Pretty
Woman remake (in Julia Roberts»
role, no less) and the speculative marketplace
for vampire fang dentures
for the old and senile.
Lots of things could change between now and 2015, but between Finding Dory and Inside Out, is this a sign that Pixar is trying to make up
for a long period of their history with very little
women in
lead roles?
Other Awards Gala honorees were Allison Janney, who won the Spotlight Award, Actress
for her
role in «I, Tonya,»; «Wonder
Woman» star Gal Gadot (Rising Star Award, Actress), who told her husband that she loved him in Hebrew during her thank you speech (Ani ohevet otcha); «Darkest Hour» star Gary Oldman (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); «The Big Sick»
lead Holly Hunter (Career Achievement Award); Mary J. Blige, feted with the Breakthrough Performance Award
for her supporting
role in «Mudbound»; Sam Rockwell, honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor
for his performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; «Lady Bird»
lead Saoirse Ronan (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); «The Florida Project's» Willem Dafoe (Icon Award); and «Call Me By Your Name» star Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, Actor.
The latest rumor says that Gugu Mbatha - Raw — who starred in Belle (pictured above) and appeared in Jupiter Ascending — is also in consideration
for a
lead role in the next Star Wars, but she's not up
for the same part as those other three
women.
A Fantastic
Woman, Chile's Best Foreign Film nominee
for the Academy Awards, isn't just valuable
for its representation of trans people in dynamic
lead roles — it's a wonderful, valuable drama in its own right.
She was a 10 - time nominee going into this morning's announcement and she now stands at 13 with her nominations
for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Trumbo), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a
Leading Role (
Woman in Gold) and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting
Role (Trumbo).
Continuing the year of the vet, earlier we saw strong performances that could attract voters» attention from a past winner, 70 - year - old Helen Mirren, in
Woman In Gold (a film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning
for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied
leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far
for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalf.
You don't need to look any further than the paucity of good
leading roles in studio films
for women to see how sexism is woven into the fabric of the film industry.
Despite some criticism from fellow actresses about how she's handled her Time's Up
role, and concern over her own career, she remains a
leading woman in Hollywood
for all the right reasons.
After all, it's nice to see
leading roles for mature
women in a project targeting an underserved audience in a summer of sequels and rehashes.
For over two decades, Olivier Assayas has provided complex, multi-dimensional roles for women, from Clotilde de Bayser in Winter's Child (1989) and Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep (1996) to Connie Nielsen in Demonlover (2002) and Juliette Binoche in Summer Hours (2008); the female lead in an Assayas film requires an actress of international standing at the top of her ga
For over two decades, Olivier Assayas has provided complex, multi-dimensional
roles for women, from Clotilde de Bayser in Winter's Child (1989) and Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep (1996) to Connie Nielsen in Demonlover (2002) and Juliette Binoche in Summer Hours (2008); the female lead in an Assayas film requires an actress of international standing at the top of her ga
for women, from Clotilde de Bayser in Winter's Child (1989) and Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep (1996) to Connie Nielsen in Demonlover (2002) and Juliette Binoche in Summer Hours (2008); the female
lead in an Assayas film requires an actress of international standing at the top of her game.
For TV drama, the individual
leading role award will go to Peter Dinklage, Jon Hamm, Rami Malek, Bob Odenkirk, or Kevin Spacey among the men, and Claire Danes, Viola Davis, Julianna Margulies, Maggie Smith, or Robin Wright among the
women.
The 70 - year - old actress received not one, but two nominations this year — one
for her
leading role in «
Woman in Gold,» and the other
for a supporting
role in «Trumbo» — which is a rare accomplishment, especially surprising because «
Woman in Gold» wasn't critically acclaimed and awards darling Jennifer Lawrence has a new drama in theaters this year, as well.
For the first half of the aughts, 2010 - 2015, the winning performances came from fiction and nearly all of them placed the
leading women in the main
role.
Bringing back his wife Bérénice Bejo
for the
lead role, The Search is about a
woman working
for a non-governmental organization who forms a special relationship with a young boy in war - torn Chechnya.
Ageism has long been a hot topic in Hollywood, amid concerns writers and directors are failing to create great
leading roles for mature
women onscreen.
We learn that test audiences played a big
role in the pilot: a few scenes of the female
leads in form - fitting clothing were inputted
for male reaction (apparently, the
women demanded that it never happen again), and it's confirmed that the suits at Fox suggested that Brennan needed to «connect to the victim.»
Hollywood has been under fire in the media
for constantly using very young
women in
lead roles opposite much older men.
20 actors were nominated
for leading and supporting
roles, but only four of the performers were recognized
for films written or directed by
women - Laurie Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan
for Lady Bird and Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins
for The Shape of Water.