Geena Davis

Why a Woman's Agenda Means More Than Her Gender

Lori Sokol | Posted 04.20.2012

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Lori Sokol

The "I Can Be... President" Barbie doll is poised to give hope to young girls around the world. The media can now join young girls around the world by focusing more on the important qualities required for a woman to become president, such as ambition, confidence, and courage.

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How Do We Move the Needle on Women's Leadership?

Bonnie St. John | Posted 04.22.2012

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Bonnie St. John

Our journey to understand women's leadership was a collaborative process -- which, when you are talking about a mother and a teenage daughter, means we argued about everything.

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Kathleen Miles

PHOTOS: The Life Of Sarah Brown, 'Wife Of Prime Minister'

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.13.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- The first time she spoke in public, she was so nervous she passed out. "I put my head in my hands and tumbled onto the floor," said Sar...

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The 5th World Conference on Women and Sport

Diana Nyad | Posted 04.23.2012

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Diana Nyad

Confidence, long-term belief, discipline, grace in defeat -- all qualities that help us make a good life -- were constructed as my personal foundation directly through my participation in sports.

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Shoring up the Pipeline for Female Filmmakers at Sundance

Pat Mitchell | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Cathy Schulman, Gloria Steinem, Geena Davis, Jacki Zehner, Sundance, Sundance Women, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance 2012, Sundance 2012 Womens Films, Entertainment News
Pat Mitchell

If you only pay attention to the press coverage and/or tweets from Sundance this year, you might think it is all about celebrity sightings, but in fact, there is some powerful paradigm shifting going on as well.

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Why Ignoring Female Authors Matters

Meg Waite Clayton | Posted 01.26.2012

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Meg Waite Clayton

Could it be that women just don't write as well as men? And yet the winner of latest Pulitzer Prize for fiction is notably female, as were three of the four winners of this year's National Book Awards.

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Women, War & Peace: Documentary Filmmaking as Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.11.2012

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Marcia G. Yerman

Melding journalistic reportage and visceral narrative, Women, War & Peace stands as an example of the power of film to ensure that under-recognized subjects become part of the permanent record.

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Miss Representation: An Interview with Writer & Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Marianne Schnall | Posted 12.20.2011

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Marianne Schnall

"It's not a 'women's' movement, it's a human rights movement we are embarking on. I think in some regards men are more enraged -- fathers of daughters are concerned about their future."

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Sasha Bronner

'This Is Not Healthy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sasha Bronner | Posted 12.18.2011

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Last night at the Paley Center For Media in Beverly Hills, California, an intimate group gathered to screen a documentary that is garnering lots of at...

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'Women, War & Peace' is a Must-See Series

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 12.13.2011

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Barbara Probst Solomon

This groundbreaking series must be seen.

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Behind the Scenes With the Indefatigable and Bold Geena Davis

Pat Mitchell | Posted 11.06.2011

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Pat Mitchell

This lack of good role models for women, and especially for girls who need to see what they can be in order to have those dreams and ambitions, is something that has concerned Geena and many of us for quite some time.

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When Celebs Pen Irate Letters

www.thefrisky.com | David Moye | Posted 11.02.2011

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Celebrities often have scriptwriters, lyricists or PR flacks helping them figure out what to say. Sometimes, they are on their own and they're angr...

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Leaked GOP Screening Series: 10 Movies Helping Republicans Stay Bold, Agressive and Insane

Katie Halper | Posted 10.04.2011

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Katie Halper

This is a leaked list of the ten movies the GOP is screening to make sure they stay on the offensive, as they fight for the wealthy and attack middle and working class people.

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British MP Says Kid's TV Needs Better Female Role Models

Posted 09.25.2011

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Does children's programming lack strong female characters? Jo Swinson, a member of British Parliament, thinks so. Swinson, a Liberal Democrat who ...

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PHOTOS: Who Is The Greatest American Film Actress Ever?

Posted 09.03.2011

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Like most other fields, professions, hobbies and, well, really, anything else, to truly succeed, on a lasting level, as a woman in show business has r...

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May-December Romances: Female Divorcees Who Take Younger Men

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 06.14.2011

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Liv Tyler recently stepped out with a new beau Theo Wenner, 9 years her junior. Their relationship got us thinking: Which other female divorcees have ...

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Girl Power: Great Feminists You May Not Know (Because Some Are Still in High School!)

Lily Blau | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lily Blau

When Shelby Knox was 15, she led a campaign in her hometown of Lubbock, Texas, against the town's federally funded abstinence-only education.

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Madonna Hates Chicago: Letter From 'A League Of Their Own' Days Shows Distaste For Windy City

Posted 05.25.2011

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While many Chicagoans consider themselves big fans of Madonna, it turns out Madonna is not such a big fan of Chicago. While filming "A League of The...

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Geena Davis Uses Her Celebrity Power to Help Improve the Gender Disparity in Film and TV for Kids

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melissa Silverstein

Most of the gender disparities in media are complicated. What moved me last night was how deep Davis' commitment to this work is and how well she articulates the issue.

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Dorothy Kamenshek, Inspiration For 'League Of Their Own' Character, Dies At Age 84

Posted 05.25.2011

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- A former star of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who helped inspire the lead character in the movie "A Leag...

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Is Tiana the Tipping Point? What Is Known About the Prevalence of Black Characters in Popular Film

Stacy Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stacy Smith

A black Disney Princess in The Princess and the Frog might create a false perception among the public that racial equality has been attained in the film industry.

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Redheaded Celebs: RED HOT Or Maybe NOT? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Natural redheads or not, these Hollywood ladies have tried on titian tresses--some for roles, some just for fun. But red isn't everyone's best color. ...

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Q&A: Actor Geena Davis Got an Oscar and Now Makes Accidents Happen

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Balfour

Davis's startling and starring reappearance makes for a snappy and sharp-witted comeback. She plays the maternal head of a decidedly distraught and traumatized suburban family.

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Kisses for My President: Work/Family Balance in the White House and in Your House

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Gregory

While this political season won't yield a woman president, it has seen a movement of women into the political forefront as never before.

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The Lords of The Fly

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

The production contained some pre-requisites for the medium -- a tragic storyline that centered around love, sex and three principles, making it a theoretical candidate for an operatic treatment.

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