It’s Time To Represent the Real Me

The film Miss Representation exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality. It’s time to break that cycle of mistruths.

In response we created MissRepresentation.org, a call-to-action campaign that seeks to empower women and girls to challenge limiting media labels in order to realize their potential.

We are uniting individuals around a common, meaningful goal to spark millions of small actions that ultimately lead to a cross-generational movement to eradicate gender stereotypes and create lasting cultural and sociological change.

How We Are Making A Difference Together

  • Using social media, women and girls are speaking out, telling their stories and influencing change. Men and boys are standing up to sexism, countering hyper-masculinity and championing women as leaders.
  • Schools are using the Miss Representation‘s Curriculum to educate youth around media literacy and to inspire and activate students to make change.
  • Communities are hosting screenings and discussions to shift the cultural mindset around gender and end sexism.
  • Consumers are using their power to celebrate positive media and advertising, and challenge negative media and advertising.

Our partners include six nationally recognized non-profits. Learn more here.

Watch Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom speak at the 2011 TEDXWomen’s Conference.

You can’t be what you can’t see"

- Marian Wright Edelman, Founder & President Children’s Defense Fund

We have enormous power. Eighty-six percent of the purchasing power in this country is in the pockets of women. Well, let’s use it."

- Pat Mitchell, CEO Paley Center for Media

The media can be an instrument of change: it can maintain the status quo and reflect the views of the society or it can, hopefully, awaken people and change minds. I think it depends on who’s piloting the plane.”

- Katie Couric, Journalist

 
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    May
    A Guide to Organizing Change

    One student’s inspiring story of how she brought the Miss Representation movement home… A packed audience in Ohio participates in a discussion following the screening of Miss Representation Liesel Schmader, a Junior at Miami University in Ohio, is a young person who gives us hope. Smart and extremely motivated, she carries the self-confidence and talent [...]