Please join us for a benefit screening of the thought-provoking documentary "Miss Representation" with writer/director Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The event begins with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. The film will be screened promptly at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by Q&A with Ms. Newsom at 8:30 p.m.
Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, "Miss Representation" uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film explores how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in influential positions in America and challenges the media's limiting and often disparaging portrayals of women, which make it difficult for the average girl to see herself as powerful.
In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman's value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality—and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States still ranks 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, depression rates have doubled among teenage girls, and cosmetic surgery on minors has more than tripled in the last ten years.
Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, academics, and activists like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.
The $17 suggested donation represents the disappointing percentage of women in Congress.
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