Episode 13: Gender swapping - a podcast by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom
from 2016-10-06T10:44:21
Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom discuss the new trend in gender swapped reboots and what implications this has for gender equality in the film industry.
While we here at Breaking the Glass Slipper appreciate any efforts being made towards equal gender representation on our screens, is gender swapping really the best way to go about it? What about original screenwriting to feature women? Why is Hollywood still so convinced that the market doesn't want to see new and original stories featuring women?
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