Ten female employees at The Walt Disney Company are demanding a chance to conduct a statistical analysis of pay data to prove disparities they allege occur throughout the studio’s workforce. These women are leading a proposed […]
There’s a question Ava DuVernay always gets asked and loves answering: How do you reconcile being both an artist and an activist? “To me, they’re one and the same,” DuVernay said. “To be an artist, you must imagine and create and […]
“Prior to 1969, the labor movement mostly ignored issues that affected LGBTQ working people. The events at Stonewall Inn and the rebellion that followed woke up many in the ranks of labor to the need to step up efforts to include all workers […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) called the NCAA’s announcement Tuesday that it’s opening the door to allowing student athletes to profit off their names, images and likenesses a “good start,” but suggested it should be just the beginning. […]
It was an historic night at the Governors Awards Sunday, and not just because Lina Wertmuller wants Oscar to go through a gender change. 91 year old Wertmuller was honored in part as a groundbreaker by being the first woman director Oscar […]
The host of the self-described “speakeasy” in Manhattan where Harvey Weinstein’s presence caused a scene Wednesday has apologized “for the events that occurred” and said the disgraced producer “will not be attending” any future events […]
Amongst the usual hurly and burly of Mumbai, the 21st Mumbai Film Festival quietly got underway Thursday night with a moving tribute to Indian acting legend Deepti Naval and with organisers promising an exhaustive lineup of almost 190 films […]
“My mother had a tough time at first. She said, ‘You’ve had 22 years to figure this out, and you’ve given me five minutes. So give me some time.’” […]
This weekend, I will proudly march with members of Local 700, alongside IATSE members from the vast number of crafts within the union. […]
In late January, the LGBTQ Steering Committee presented a discussion at the Guild entitled “Working It Out: Being LGBTQ in Post-Production.” About 30 members participated and, even for a Diversity Committee event, the group was…well, diverse. […]
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