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- Gender inequality hinders growth of GDP, study says
An estimated 865 million women will be blocked out of the global economy due to gender equality, which will hurt gross domestic product growth in many countries, according to a Booz & Co. study. The study found a individual country's GDP could be positively effected by a rise in the employment of women. CGMA Magazine
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- Female journalists honored by IWMF
The International Women’s Media Foundation presented 2012 Courage in Journalism awards to a group of women from around the world. Palestinian blogger Asmaa al-Ghoul and Ethiopian newspaper columnist Reeyot Alemu were among this year’s winners, while Pakistani newspaperwoman Zubeida Mustafa received a lifetime achievement award from the organization. The Washington Post
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- Campaigns find strength from media women
Women have emerged as leading forces within the media surrounding the campaigns of both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Stephanie Cutter and Barbara Comstock have helped lead the Democratic and Republican campaigns respectively, while campaigns managers have tapped tech-mavens such as Sheryl Sandberg and Kara Swisher to engage voters via technology. The Huffington Post/The Blog
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- Program teaches girls key tech skills
As its name implies, Girls Who Code teaches girls tech skills like website design and Javascript, as well as how to create a startup company and attract investors. The Girls Who Code program began in New York City this fall and will expand to seven more cities next year. The Huffington Post
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| About Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media |
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Six years ago, while watching children's entertainment with her young daughter, Academy Award winner Geena Davis noticed a remarkable imbalance in the ratio of male to female characters.
From that small starting point, Davis commissioned the largest research study ever undertaken on gender in children's entertainment. The research showed that in the top-grossing G-rated films,
there were three male characters for every one female - a statistic that still has not improved. The Institute is the leading resource for gender in media research, trends and education for the
entertainment industry and the public. The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and See Jane are a project of Community Partners.
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| About See Jane |
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See Jane is a program of the Institute that utilizes research, education and advocacy to engage the entertainment industry and recognize the need for gender balance and varied portrayals of females and male characters into movies,
TV, and other media aimed at children 11 and under. We work cooperatively and collaboratively with entertainment creators to encourage them to be leaders in creating positive change.
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- Thursday, October 25, 2012
- Thursday, October 18, 2012
- Thursday, October 11, 2012
- Thursday, October 04, 2012
- Thursday, September 27, 2012
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