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Geena Davis on gender inequity in family films at WSJ’s CEO Council
On Nov. 15, 2011, Geena Davis discussed media depiction of women at the recent Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council event as well as the impact on young children. Sexualization of female characters in G-rated movies and the lack of leading female characters are top issues the media industry needs to give more attention. “We are showing kids a really, almost 1950s version of society, where there are far fewer female characters and the ones that are there are highly stereotyped… They are very much hyper-sexualized,” Davis said of G-rated films. Watch the Video…
Geena Davis participated in Pre-G20 Summit Gender Event
Geena Davis was among the participants in the Pre-G20 Event: Growing Economies through Women’s Entrepreneurship, on Oct. 31, 2011. The event focused on the role women can play in the global economy if they are given the opportunity to reach their potential. “To achieve economic growth, we must unlock the power of women in the economy. None of our countries can afford to perpetuate the economic inefficiencies and barriers facing women entrepreneurs,” said Melanne Verveer, U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues. Read More…
Dr. Jill Biden and Geena Davis join USAID and Ad Council to Debut FWD Campaign for the Crisis in the Horn of Africa
The public awareness campaign, which premieres at the White House on October 26, 2011, also features Uma Thurman, Josh Hartnett, and Chanel Iman. Watch the Videos…
Geena Davis at the Smart Women Smart Money Conference
As the keynote speaker, Davis talked about gender equality and female enpowerment at the Zions Bank conference for women, which attracted a record attendance. Read More…
Geena Davis on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight
Davis believes the U.S. will elect a female president during her lifetime, but there’s quite a bit of work to be done first in changing people’s perceptions of women as political leaders given they’re still treated much differently than their male counterparts. During her Sept. 24, 2011 appearance on Piers Morgan Tonight, Davis said the U.S. people have to get to a point where it’s completely normal to see females as political leaders. “We have to get to where it’s just as likely for a woman to be a president as a man, and we’re not anywhere close to that yet. So every woman gets so focused on and ends up representing the whole gender.” Watch the Webcast…
Geena Davis Talks Gender Equality at Social Good Summit
The negative images of women and girls that pervade the media are sadly nothing new. ”When are we going to get over the idea that it’s shocking that women can do things?” actress and activist Geena Davis asked today at the Social Good Summit. Davis, who founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, in 2004, also works with the United Nations on issues surrounding gender equality as an official partner of UN Women. Read More…
Geena Davis Institute Fighting For Gender Equality On Screen
When I heard that actress Geena Davis was scheduled to speak at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, I was thrilled. I mean, who doesn’t love Thelma and Louise and A League of their Own? A timeless classic. I am mesmerized by her – as an actress and as a woman. Read More…
Geena Davis on the Role of Women in the Movies
On Sept. 15, 2011 at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business in Washington, DC, Geena Davis spoke about her film career and her advocacy efforts. Read More or Watch the Webcast…
Behind the Scenes with the Indefatigable and Bold Geena Davis
After spending an evening interviewing Geena Davis, Pat Mitchell, President & CEO of The Paley Center for Media, wrote about the impact of Geena’s advocacy work. Read More…
Academy Celebrates 20th Anniversary of ‘Thelma & Louise’
On August 25, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles held a 20th anniversary celebration of “Thelma & Louise” that included a screening of the film and a discussion with actress Geena Davis, producer Mimi Polk Gitlin, screenwriter Callie Khouri, and others about the film’s enduring message of female enpowerment. Read More…
