Gender bias leads to lower-rated female films, researchers say
Though "Barbie" earned nearly $1.5 billion at the box office, its popularity has fizzled by awards season—and "Oppenheimer" leads Academy Awards nominations instead. A new UMD study on gender bias in movie reviews may explain why. Credit: "Barbie" image courtesy of Warner Brothers; "Oppenheimer" courtesy of Universal; collage by Valerie Morgan
"Barbie" might have won the dance-off against "Oppenheimer" at the box office, but a…