Jane the Virgin – Season 1 – Episode 8 – Bechdel Test

• In one of the scenes, Alba is yelling at Xo for not paying her parking ticket because now she has to appear in court.  Alba is not a citizen of the United States, so is nervous she might be deported.  Xo tells her it will never happen again.
• Criteria:
  1. Two women who have names: Xo and Alba
  2. Talk to each other: Xo and Alba are talking to each other
  3. About something besides a man: They are talking about Xo not paying her parking ticket.

Gender Roles:

• Xo (Jane’s Mom)
  •  Strong personality
  • Independent
    • Mad at Rogelio for helping with the label company

• Jane (Main Character)
  • Sympathetic
    • Feels sympathy for the women who made it seem like Rafael and her had sex
  • Sensitive to others’ needs
    • Withdrew her lawsuit for her grandma
• Rafael (Father of Jane’s Baby)
  • Goes after what he wants
    • Stole Petra from her fiancé in the past
  • Overreacts
    • When he finds out Jane is a virgin
• Jane’s Father
  • Sensitive to others’ needs
    • Helped Xo with the label company
• Alba
  • Acts as a leader
    • In the house
  • Susceptible to flattery from Rogelio
    • Says thank you for flattering me and I like it

Note: The Solano’s had a Yale school graduate as their lawyer, and Jane had a lawyer that just passed the bar exam.  This shows an ethnicity and class relationship.