The Hurt Locker - Smashing gender stereotypes

Just read a wonderful blog by Shira Tarrant about Oscar's golden child, The Hurt Locker.  Not only did the film boast the first ever winner for a female in the Best Director category (she's also only one of four to have ever been nominated in the 82 year history of the event), the film triumphed in five other categories too.

But what I find most interesting about Tarrant's blog, and the LA Times article it references, is the discussion about gender issues, stereotypes, Hollywood, and the concept of "redeploying gender".

As a woman I think both speak loudly to the challenges of standing up for women's (read: equal) rights and the repercussions that a woman often faces if labeled a feminist (ironic how when James Cameron is considered a feminist, it's an incredible, enlightened and revered thing).  Although most of the talk here is about how this can happen in Hollywood, I have found that women must walk this extremely fine line in almost all lines of business.

Have a read, I'm sure you'll find both articles engaging. And hurrah for Kathryn Bigelow and her great success last night.