WOMEN & GIRLS DESERVE BETTER.

"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."

This is exactly why I chose to become a film/tv major because this needs to change. The media DOES NOT reflect us as women, and I'm really sick of the damage that it ends up doing to all these little girls. I don't care what men, the media or anyone thinks, because I believe in EVERY single woman and girl on this planet, and my opinion is the ONLY opinion that matters.