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Positive Role Models: Where are the Women in Film?

Does the lack of women behind the lens reflect on what we see on the screen? The Tramp considers where women are in film.

At some point in our lives most of us have sought out role models or characters that we aspire to be. It isn’t the case that women only relate to female characters and men only relate to male characters. It is about people relating to the most interesting and relevant characters to them. But what if every character or story that you relate to, every role model, is male?

“Media images exert a powerful influence in creating and perpetuating our unconscious biases” – Geena Davis Continue reading Positive Role Models: Where are the Women in Film?