On Monday, January 27, our group went with the other women’s group to the Paley Center for Media. We learned a lot about how women are represented on TV and in the movies. Usually women are represented as weak and not able to do things themselves. They are often saved at the end by a…
Interview with Samantha Levine, I’m a Girl Campaign, 12/10/13
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On Tuesday, December 10, we went to City Hall to meet with Samantha Levine, the woman who came up with the idea for the I’m a Girl Campaign. Samantha had been affected by women in the media from a young age. She was always conscious about girls that were struggling with body image. These things…
Interview with Tamar Gargle, ABC News, 1/13/14
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On Monday, January 13th, we visited Tamar Gargle at ABC. We left school at 11:00 so we could get there at 11:30. When we got there, Tamar gave us a tour. First, we saw a woman who designed the title pages for news shows. She showed us her workspace and how she had to…
Interview with Martha Brooks, Executive Creative Director at L’Oreal, 12/17/13
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On Tuesday, December 17th, we had an interview with Martha Brooks, the Executive Creative Director at L’Oreal. She told us about what she has to keep in mind while designing posters and commercials for products, and who the target audience is. They have to make their posters appeal to their audience, whether it’s young, middle…
Interview with Crystal Renn, “Plus-Sized” model, 12/12/2013
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On December 12, 2013, our group had an interview with Crystal Renn, a “plus-sized” model. The most surprising thing was that Crystal is considered a “plus-sized” model, and she’s only a size 8. Crystal didn’t want to be a model at first. She didn’t even know what models were. Her standard of beauty was looking…
Elisabeth Irwin High School “Day of the Girl” Assembly, September 2013
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In September 2013, we went to the high school for the “Day of the Girl” assembly. Many EI high school girls shared their experiences in honor of this day. We learned a lot about students’ experiences of being girls and the different negative images and stereotypes about them. Many girls read what they had written…
Wadjda, Tuesday, November 19
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Wadjda, Tuesday, November 19 On Tuesday, November 19, we went to see Wadjda after school. Our group wanted to see Wadjda because we were interested in women’s role in Saudi Arabia and how it could affect a young girl’s life. The movie is about a ten-year-old Saudi Arabian girl named Wadjda who wants a bike…
Interview with Dennis Ahlgrim, I’m a Girl Campaign,11/12/13
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Interview with Dennis Ahlgrim, I’m a Girl Campaign,11/12/13 On Tuesday November 12, my group and I met with Dennis Ahlgrim, the person who designed the I’m a Girl Campaign. The goal of our interview was to find out more about how the campaign was designed, and how some important decisions were made. I thought our…
