UN Women Partners with Geena Davis on First-ever Global Gender in Film Research Study Study will analyze gender stereotypes and representation of women and girls in global family films (July, 2013) UN Women is partnering with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media on a global study to analyze the depiction and representation of female characters in family films. The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, has commissioned the study from … [Read more...]
First-ever Global Gender in Film Research Study, Geena Davis
July 2, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CA-- USES, CHILDCARE, CONTRIBUTORS, EDUCATION, Uncategorized, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World! Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Acting Head of UN Women, Annenberg, Associate Professor Stacy Smith, Geena Davis, gender, gender in film, Gender in Media, Lakshmi Puri, School for Communication and Journalism, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, UN Women, University of Southern California
Rio+20 Anniversary Google+ Hangout – JUNE 13
June 8, 2013 by Team Celebration
Last year, people from across the globe came together at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). They decided on a broad range of measures to achieve a more sustainable future. One year later, the momentum for action remains strong. Tune in for a live Google+ hangout on 13 June with DESA’s Under-Secretary-General Wu Hongbo, to mark the one year anniversary of this milestone event. Rio+20 was the largest UN conference ever, bringing together 50,000 people representing … [Read more...]
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Empower Young Women through Technology, Geena Davis
June 5, 2013 by Team Celebration
WHAT: "Innovate Your Future: Empower Young Women through Technology" Google + Hangout organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) highlighting the potential of Information and Communication Technologies in advancing gender equality and in contributing to bridging the digital divide between women and men. WHEN: Thursday 6 June, 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT WHERE: The event can be watched live … [Read more...]
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Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, celebrating MAY 8th!
April 27, 2013 by Team Celebration
As the ITU Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT, I am thrilled to be greeting all the girls around the world, as we celebrate International Girls in ICT Day on 25 April 2013. Technology is offering large-scale opportunities to empower women and girls, creating a systemic cultural shift by improving how they’re portrayed and represented. These are the tools that will ultimately allow women and girls to reach their full potential. My awareness of gender imbalance in the media came when I … [Read more...]
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Geena Davis – special envoy to ‘Tech Needs Girls’ campaign
June 14, 2012 by Team Celebration
June 2012 – The United Nations telecoms agency has designated Academy Award-winning Hollywood actress Geena Davis as a special envoy to promote the empowering role technology can play in the lives of women and girls. Among her duties will be to promote the ‘Tech Needs Girls’ campaign of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – a three-year campaign that seeks to raise global awareness of the role information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in empowering … [Read more...]
Filed Under: WOMEN Taking ACTION, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Geena Davis, girls, IT, Special Envoy, techy, UN, UN Women, web portals, women., ‘Tech Needs Girls’ campaign
