April 17, 2012
Geena Davis has an institute on gender and media and came out to the College Television Awards for a very special reason. StarCam's Jennifer Tapiero got the scoop on the scholarship award she would be presenting at the show and Geena asks the StarCam audience to do her a favor the next time they watch TV or a movie. Watch it anytime on our YouTube channel (StarCamCelebrities) or on our tumblr page. Thanks!!!starcam
Everyone watch!!
April 7, 2012
April 6, 2012
Barbie Now Running For President
The “I Can Be… President” Barbie doll, in partnership with The White House Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit that aims to involve more women in politics, will be in mass distribution. Presale begins tomorrow, but Mattel expects it to hit shelves everywhere in August in four different races: Caucasian, Hispanic, African-American and Asian.
As the only female candidate in the election, Presidential Barbie will literally stand on her own. For the first time in the doll’s 53-year history, weighted wedge heels allow her to stand upright on any flat surface. The undisputed leader of the “B Party” wears pearls and a pink power suit with patriotic red, white and blue accents designed by Chris Benz, who has outfitted First Lady Michelle Obama.
“Being President culminates Barbie’s career path,” says Mattel’s Cathy Cline, VP of Barbie Brand Marketing in North America. “She stands for inspiring girls to be informed and involved in their local communities. We hope that one day we’ll have a female president standing in the Oval Office.”
“Barbie is the most powerful brand for girls, and to create any social change you need to find them where they are,” says Tiffany Dufu, president of The White House Project. “During play we begin to make connections with what we aspire to. Barbie motivates girls to aspire to be anything—including President.”
The U.S. ranks 90th in the world in terms of women’s representation in legislature, with just 16.8% in Congress, only 12% of governors and major city mayors, and no female head of state on record.
Dufu believes one of the major barriers to women’s leadership progress is rooted in popular culture. Women are now 50% of the workforce and a majority of college graduates, but “despite all our advancement, we still have a cultural norm that women’s primary role is wife and mother. While it’s outdated, it’s very pervasive,” she says. The White House Project hopes that Presidential Barbie will contribute to a shift in cultural consciousness.
Another major obstacle for women’s representation in politics is their lower candidacy rates. Women win races at comparable rates to men, Dufu says, but they don’t run as often. “We need to invite more women to run and prepare them to run.”
Girls will be invited to help shape Presidential Barbie’s platform and message via Tumblr and Instagram pages that launch on Thursday.
March 18, 2012
March 17, 2012
We’re due for a resurgence of the women’s movement - we need to make people realize that these issues, of social justice and poverty, are women’s issues. It’s a mistake to think there are ‘women’s issues’ over here and these other problems over there.
Geena Davis (via msandrogynous)March 11, 2012
We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us, ensure our daughters have no limits on their dreams, no obstacles to their achievements, and no remaining ceilings to shatter.
Barack Obama (via msandrogynous)March 4, 2012
March 3, 2012
February 29, 2012
A blonde and shiny Geena Davis at the premiere of The Long Kiss Goodnight in 1996.
