In this article, we review the findings from our research and consider steps executives in media and entertainment can take to encourage greater equity.
Mayim Bialik: Being a Feminist in Harvey Weinstein’s World
The New York Times October 13, 2017 By Mayim Bialik I entered the Hollywood machine in 1986 as a prominent-nosed, awkward, geeky, Jewish 11-year-old — basically a scrawnier version of the person I am today. Back then we didn’t have the internet or social media or reality TV, but I didn’t need any of that to understand that I didn’t …
Mayim Bialik- Actress, Author, Neuroscientist
Mayim Hoya Bialik is best known for her lead role as Blossom Russo in the early-1990s NBC television sitcom “Blossom” and now appears regularly on the #1 comedy in America, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” playing neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, a role for which she has received one Screen Actors Guild nomination and four Emmy nominations. In 2014, Mayim joined …
Comics Color Outside the Lines, Drawing a Diverse Cast of Heroes
National Geographic 2017 By Jeremy Berlin Graphic novels and comic books now feature an inclusive pantheon of heroes, from LGBT figures to a black Spider-Man and a female Thor. Bam! Thwak! Pow! Diverse superheroes are giving old stereotypes a beating. As comic book and graphic novel sales in North America cracked one billion dollars in 2015, nontraditional characters—racial and cultural …
Miss Peru Pageant turns into gender violence protest
BBC November 1, 2017 Participants in Peru’s Miss Universe Pageant broke with tradition and recited statistics detailing violence against women rather than give their body measurements. The organisers also joined in showing news material of prominent cases of gender-based attacks. The 23 aspiring beauty queens were hoping to get through to November’s Miss Universe Competition in Las Vegas. Last year …
Terry Crews On His Sexual Assault Lawsuit: This Is About Accountability
NPR December 10, 2017 By Michel Martin Actor and former NFL player Terry Crews filed a lawsuit last week stemming from an encounter at a party in 2016 when he says a high-powered Hollywood agent groped him. Crews tweeted about the assault in October, prompted by the women who came forward accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment and …
From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories
Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive. The New Yorker October 23, 2017 By Ronan Farrow This story was first published on newyorker.com on October 10, 2017, at 10:47 A.M. The version below appears in the October 23, 2017, issue. 1. Since the establishment of the first studios, a century ago, there have …