More Positive Role Models for Women in Mainstream Media

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Show your support for women and encourage media executives to feature more positive role models for women in mainstream media. In an era where women are expected to hold up half the world, does the mirror of mainstream media reflect the reality of most women? Does it reflect the good work that women are doing? Do most mainstream media programs inspire and encourage women to live better lives? We need more positive role models in mainstream media.

Television

According to recent studies more women than men watch television. Women also watch more reality programs (65-75% women watch entertainment television). The question is what is the true reality for women? Does plastic surgery, wife swapping, and popping pills represent and support the majority of women? We think not. We need more positive role models for women in mainstream media.

According to the Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), women's opinions are missing on television. In 2006, only 28% of all U.S. broadcast network (ABC, CBS, NBC) evening newscast stories were reported by women. (Center for Media and Public Affairs, 2007). In fact, a study of MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and CNN%u2019s nightly news shows found that hosts and guests are still overwhelmingly male and white. In addition, on all three cable networks the majority of the guests were male and on some networks women comprised as little as 18 percent. (Media Matters for America, May 2007) We need more positive role models in mainstream media.

Print

In newspapers, 38 percent of journalists working in daily newspapers are women. American Society of Newspaper Editors, 2006 census. Magazines are no better, women represent one quarter of writers in national general interest magazines. We need more positive role models for women in mainstream media.

Radio
Of the top 100 radio programs, only 15 are hosted by women, Heavy Hundred, Talkers Magazine, 2007. Only 3 percent of clout positions in mainstream media are held by women. The Glass Ceiling Persists, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 2003.

We need more positive role models for women in mainstream media.

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We signed the "More Positive Role Models for Women in Mainstream Media" petition!

# 51:

4:10 pm PDT, Aug 9, Samantha E. S., Minnesota

# 50:

6:59 pm PDT, Jul 5, Name not displayed, Norway

# 49:

10:37 pm PDT, May 11, Alice Connors-Waziri, California
Young girls and boys need to be exposed to positive female role models in the media. They need to grow up knowing and seeing the "true reality shows". Shows which reflect women working hard everyday to overcome many obstacles. These images will set the foundation for future generations to grow up with the knowledge that women are capable of obtaining the greatest achievements imaginable.

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10:30 pm PDT, Apr 17, Ari R. Kolman, Canada

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5:12 pm PDT, Apr 13, Jillyanne Michelle Cape, Missouri

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3:13 pm PDT, Apr 7, Jessica Dijkstra, Michigan

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11:21 am PDT, Apr 6, Rosemary Metrailer, California
How can we ever hope to advance our society, much less decrease violence against women, without fostering respect for women and girls in our media?

# 44:

3:23 pm PDT, Apr 5, Edward Willis, Florida

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2:25 pm PDT, Apr 5, Rachael Wignall, United Kingdom
Equal rights 50/50, is it too hard too swallow?!

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8:31 am PDT, Apr 4, Kathryn Smith, California

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9:39 pm PDT, Apr 2, Ann Hobbs, California

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8:43 pm PDT, Apr 2, Robin Mallery, California

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8:01 pm PDT, Apr 2, Dale Elizabeth Merriman, New York
Women need to celebrate their achievements and triumphs over challenges - not accept that the life of a woman can be a struggle and the role of a woman is to endure. Women have the capacity to do better than survive.

# 38:

5:12 pm PDT, Apr 2, Susan Rogers, California
We definitely need more women's voices to advance new ideas and solutions for solving pressing social and politica issues.

# 37:

8:28 pm PDT, Apr 1, Andrea Paluso, Oregon

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8:09 pm PDT, Apr 1, Megan McQueen, Oregon

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7:56 pm PDT, Apr 1, Lisa Frack, Oregon

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7:15 pm PDT, Mar 29, Janet Bircheff, Indiana

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10:39 am PDT, Mar 29, Name not displayed, Germany

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9:24 pm PDT, Mar 28, Rachel Barge, California

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8:59 pm PDT, Mar 28, April Mosen, New Jersey

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6:12 pm PDT, Mar 27, Roo Cantada Cantada, California

# 29:

2:34 pm PDT, Mar 27, Dorea Shoemaker, Nevada

# 28:

12:58 pm PDT, Mar 27, Michael Logue, California
Yes, positive role models for woman in mainstream media are essential right now. Thanks! "See Jane Do"

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12:50 pm PDT, Mar 27, Kim Musillani, California

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11:24 am PDT, Mar 27, Jane Gassner, California

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3:00 pm PDT, Mar 26, Gail Brokaw, California
Let's see a better representation of women in the mainstream media. What are you afraid of??? Strong women are needed as role models to BUILD up the nation. Here's a good place to start building. . .

# 23:

2:45 pm PDT, Mar 25, Anita Pearson, California
See Jane Do is a great, positive program for women

# 22:

11:13 am PDT, Mar 25, Heidi Costello, Missouri

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2:09 am PDT, Mar 25, Cecilia Bowerman, Australia

# 20:

9:22 pm PDT, Mar 24, Arly Helm, California
Strong women who have an actual character and act rather than being passive as furniture would be my preference.

# 19:

7:14 pm PDT, Mar 24, Cindy Foxfoot, California
Women are constantly doing amazing things, from birthing and raising children to working in science and politics. Why don't we see powerful, smart, healthy women doing real work in the media????

# 18:

6:52 pm PDT, Mar 24, Margo Meredith, California
I most definitely more positive role models for women in the media

# 17:

6:08 pm PDT, Mar 24, Elisa Digeon, California

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5:36 pm PDT, Mar 24, Cassandra Langevin, Florida

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4:48 pm PDT, Mar 24, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 14:

1:53 pm PDT, Mar 24, Catherine Stifter, California
I wholeheartedly agree with the enterprising media makers at See Jane Do that women need more positive roles in mainstream media. We need to increase the variety of roles represented in the media, including women of color, LGBT women, low-income and low-resource women, young and old women, women from everywhere around the world making a positive difference in their communities.

# 13:

12:30 pm PDT, Mar 24, Catherine Scholz, California
Yes the time has come for the feminine voice to be given equal bandwidth!

# 12:

11:48 am PDT, Mar 24, Cory Fisher, California

# 11:

10:47 am PDT, Mar 24, Cristine Kelly, California
I want my daughter to grow up in a world thinking her beauty is not as important as her heart.

# 10:

10:44 am PDT, Mar 24, Laura Belk, California
dear mainstream media executives, as the mother of a 16-year-old daughter who is beautiful and perfect and struggles every minute of her life with self-hatred targeted at her body, i implore you to consider the implications of images you present in the media you produce. let's serve up healthy female role models who have healthy bodies, big brains, and compassionate hearts. enough of the "mean girl" or "sexy bimbo" characters already. thanks, laura holland belk

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7:00 am PDT, Mar 24, Name not displayed, New York

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3:08 am PDT, Mar 24, Bill C, Germany

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2:33 am PDT, Mar 24, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 6:

10:45 pm PDT, Mar 23, Jan Hills, Australia
When we start looking inward instead of at our outer facades beauty will follow.

# 5:

10:25 pm PDT, Mar 23, Name not displayed, Colorado
We need more positive role models for women

# 4:

3:24 pm PDT, Mar 23, Betty Ri, Canada

# 3:

2:19 pm PDT, Mar 23, Elisa Parker, California
We need good role models for women on mainstream media!

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1:43 pm PDT, Mar 23, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 1:

1:22 pm PDT, Mar 23, Chum R, Canada

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