Miss Representation (2011)

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7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Self

Katie Couric
Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News

Margaret Cho
Self - Comedienne, Actor & Activist

Pat Mitchell
Self - President & CEO, Paley Center for Media, Former President & CEO of PBS

Gavin Newsom
Self - Lieutenant Governor, California, Former Mayor of San Francisco

Gloria Steinem
Self - Feminist Organizer & Writer, Co-Founder Women's Media Center

Cory Booker
Self - Mayor of Newark, New Jersey

Condoleezza Rice
Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor of Political Economy, Stanford University

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Jessica Congdon

Claire Dietrich

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Description: Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation (90 min; TV-14 DL) uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural no ... (more)

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