Jane the Virgin – Season 1 – Episode 14 – Bechdel Test

• In one of the scenes, Jane and her best friend, Lina, are talking about the baby shower and Jane’s target registry.
• Criteria:
  1. Two women who have names: Jane and Lina
  2. Talk to each other: Jane and Lina are talking to each other
  3. About something besides a man: They are talking about Jane’s baby shower.

Gender Roles:

• Xo (Jane’s mom)
  • Wants Rogelio to do what ever makes him happy no matter when she thinks
  • Wise
    • Gives good advice to Jane when Rafael’s father passed away
  • Hard to express her feelings about Rogelio leaving
• Jane (Main Character)
• • Chooses what makes sense
  • Reads reviews
  • Simple
    • Doesn’t like games at baby shower
  • Admits when she is wrong
  • Sensitive to others needs
    • When Rafael is struggling she know how to show him she is there for him
• Rafael (Father of Jane’s Baby)
• • Protective
    • Tries to get sister out of the mental hospital before Sin Rostro gets to her
  • Does not like that Jane doesn’t trust him fully
  • Wants Jane to move in with him
• Jane’s Father
• • Only wants Jane to call him Dad
    • Corrects her every time she doesn’t
• Alba
• • Wise
• Petra
• • Dominant
    • Plans a board meeting as soon as Milos buys the hotel and gives it to her
  • Manipulative
    • Gets Rafael’s sister to give her her part of hotel shares
• Michael
• • Can read people’s emotions
    • Knows Jane is lying
• Sin Rostro
• • Manipulated Rafael’s dad
    • Used Rafael’s dads hotel to run her business