Good judgment: Natalie Portman insisted on hiring a woman director for the upcoming Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic.
Not bad: This NPR piece points out that we’re only halfway through 2015, and already six of the top 10 box-office hits center on women characters.
Something to talk about: Bonnie Raitt is the only woman selected for a book on 100 of the world’s greatest guitar players.
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