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Digg / upcominghttp://digg.com/arts_culture/Geena_Davis_Institute_on_Gender_in_Media [Digg / upcoming] Academy Award winning actress Geena Davis was surprised and dismayed by the gender disparity between male and female characters in children's programming, so she founded a non-profit organisation to study current gender representation trends and to advocate for gender equality in TV and film characters.

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teachingmedia[teachingmedia] The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media :: The Geena Davis ...: Examining 15,000 individual speaking characters across G-, PG-, PG-13, and R-rated films, research by Dr. Stacy Smith of USC's Annenberg School for Communication in association with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media indicates that males outnumber females roughly 3 (2.71) to 1 on the silver screen.

Hollywood.com Entertainment Highlightshttp://www.hollywood.com/photo_gallery/Geena_Davis_Institute_On_Gender_In_Media_Conference_2008/3688070 [Hollywood.com Entertainment Highlights] Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media Conference 2008: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media Conference 2008

USC Annenberg Newshttp://annenberg.usc.edu/Home/AboutUs/News/080128GenderConference.aspx [USC Annenberg News] Gender in Media 2008 Conference opens in Los Angeles: An International Researchers Roundtable will bring together 30 prominent researchers from China, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Australia, Belgium, and many other countries for two days of workshops (January 28 and 29) to share their research, exchange perspectives on TV, film, and gender portrayals and young children.  The workshops culminate in an open discussion of the findings on Jan. 29 from 7-9:30 p.m.

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SBT Seabuckthorn Blog[SBT Seabuckthorn Blog] Heal the World: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media: The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media focuses first on getting more females and more varied portrayals of both female and male characters into movies, TV, and other media aimed at kids 11 and under.

USC Annenberg Newshttp://annenberg.usc.edu/Home/AboutUs/News/080131GeenaDavis.aspx [USC Annenberg News] Females in movies and TV are "not prevalent, but provocative ...: Actress Geena Davis (pictured, top right) said her institute partnered with USC Annenberg because she wanted to bring serious research to movie studios when talking about the underrepresentation of women in movies and television shows. Now that the research backs her fears about gender inequality in Hollywood, she hopes changes can be made. 

Featured Events[Featured Events] Gender in Media 2008 ConferenceActress Geena Davis and USC ...: USC's School of Cinematic Arts blankets the mountain town of Park City with screenings and a special celebration.

thethunderbird.cahttp://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2008/02/11/no-girls-allowed-the-dark-ages-of-comedy/ [thethunderbird.ca] No girls allowed: the dark ages of comedy: The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication in association with The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media recently released the results of a major study on women in film and, surprise, surprise: men .

wimn's Voices: A Group Blog on Women, Media, AND”¦ Comments[wimn's Voices: A Group Blog on Women, Media, AND”¦ Comments] Comment on Fictional Geena Davis character as cautionary tale for ...: When someone - perhaps BlogHer cofounder and reporter Lisa Stone, if I remember correctly - asked for a show of hands to see if anyone in the audience would vote for a candidate for president based solely on gender, not even Kim Gandy, the president of the National Organization for Women, raised her hand. I thought that was notable, so I called attention to the fact that the head of NOW sees the need for a nuanced, policy-based evaluation of which candidate will be most effective in supporting women’s rights in office.

Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Clubhttp://www.edpadgett.com/blog/2008/01/tina-kim-fundraiser-this-saturday-feb.html [Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club] Tina Kim Fundraiser This Saturday Feb. 2ND: Tickets are $20.00 and all the proceeds go to the foundation. With each ticket, you get a fab bag of gifts worth over $50!

Petulant Rumblings[Petulant Rumblings] Morning Readings: I learn something new every day-The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. In a press release, “Examining 15000 individual speaking characters across G-, PG-, PG-13, and R-rated films, research by Dr.

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