BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 RDATE:20120311T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 RDATE:20121104T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T193000 LOCATION:Templeton Campus Center - Council Chamber GEO:45.44918;-122.670969 SUMMARY:Screening of Miss Representation followed by Q&A with Jennife r Siebel Newsom DESCRIPTION:About Miss Representation… Like drawing back a curtain to l et bright light stream in\, Miss Representation (90 min\; TV-14\; DL) unc overs a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written a nd directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom\, the film exposes how mainstream m edia contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of powe r and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and o ften disparaging portrayals of women and girls\, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to fe el powerful herself. \; In a society where media is the most persuas ive force shaping cultural norms\, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman's value and power li e in her youth\, beauty\, and sexuality\, and not in her capacity as a le ader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades\, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in nati onal legislatures\, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream m edia\, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors. Stor ies from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians\, jour nalists\, entertainers\, activists and academics\, like Condoleezza Rice\ , Nancy Pelosi\, Katie Couric\, Rachel Maddow\, Margaret Cho\, Rosario Da wson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and a rmed with a new perspective. \;Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmake r\, speaker\, former actress\, and advocate for women\, girls\, and their families. Newsom wrote\, directed\, and produced the 2011 Sundance docum entary Miss Representation\, which explores how the media's misrepresenta tions of women contribute to the under-representation of women in positio ns of power and influence. Newsom launched Miss Representation.org\, a ca ll-to-action campaign that gives women and girls the tools to realize the ir full potential. Newsom is an Executive Producer of the 2012 Sundance A ward-winning documentary The Invisible War\, which exposes the epidemic o f rape in the U.S. military. She is currently in pre-production on her ne xt film. Newsom is also the founder and CEO of Girls Club Entertainment\, LLC\, which develops and produces independent films that empower women. As an actress\, Newsom appeared in films and television shows including I n the Valley of Elah\, Something's Gotta Give\, NBC's Life\, and Mad Men. Newsom currently serves as a board member of KQED\; a member of the Girl Scouts Healthy MEdia: Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls\ ; an advisory board member of Emerge America\; and an honorary board memb er of the International Museum of Women. Newsom graduated with honors bot h from Stanford University and Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Ne wsom resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband\, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom\, and their two young children. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
About Miss Representation strong>… Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in \, Miss Representation (90 min\; TV-14\; DL) uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by J ennifer Siebel Newsom\, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls\, which make it difficult for women to ach ieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful hers elf. \;
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. Whi le women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades\ , the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legi slatures\, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream media\, an d 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors.
Storie s from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians\, journa lists\, entertainers\, activists and academics\, like Condoleezza Rice\, Nancy Pelosi\, Katie Couric\, Rachel Maddow\, Margaret Cho\, Rosario Daws on and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accu mulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shake n and armed with a new perspective.
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Jennife r Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker\, speaker\, former actress\, and advocate for women\, girls\, and their families. Newsom wrote\, directed\ , and produced the 2011 Sundance documentary Miss Representat ion\, which explores how the media's misrepresentations of women contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of pow er and influence. Newsom launched Miss Representation.org\, a ca ll-to-action campaign that gives women and girls the tools to realize the ir full potential. Newsom is an Executive Producer of the 2012 Sundance A ward-winning documentary The Invisible War\, which exposes the e pidemic of rape in the U.S. military. She is currently in pre-production on her next film. Newsom is also the founder and CEO of Girls Club Entert ainment\, LLC\, which develops and produces independent films that empowe r women. As an actress\, Newsom appeared in films and television shows in cluding In the Valley of Elah\, Something's Gotta Give\ , NBC's Life\, and Mad Men. Newsom currently serves as a board member of KQED\; a member of the Girl Scouts Healthy MEdia: C ommission for Positive Images of Women and Girls\; an advisory board member of Emerge America\; and an honorary board member of the Internati onal Museum of Women. Newsom graduated with honors both from Stanford Uni versity and Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Newsom resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband\, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom\, and their two young children.
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