- American teenagers spend more than 10 hours a day consuming media, most of it filled with content that objectifies women and distorts their bodies.
- Women respond to advertisers’ messages of never being good enough: American women spend more money on the pursuit of beauty than on their own education.
- 67 countries in the world have had female presidents or prime ministers. The United States is not one of them. Cuba, China, Iraq and Afghanistan have more women in government than the US does.
- Study after study proves that TV violence enhances violent behavior in real life.
- Only 16% of protagonists in film are female. Only 7% of film directors and 10% of writers are female.
I fumble through my journey of motherhood daily, trying to figure out how not to screw up this precious opportunity I was given and how I can raise her to be a driven, passionate, loving, self confident individual. Watching this documentary just affirmed my greatest fear and conquest. I am never going to be able to shield her from everything and I don't want to, well I can't say that is completely true, if I could keep her in my little bubble forever I would... but that's not very healthy is it? The best I can do is commit to being the change I would like to see happen and lead by example. This is definitely an evolving topic for me personally as a learn for myself and my daughters future.
I encourage everyone to see this, it's not just our daughters that are impacted but our sons as well. And even if you don't have children of your own I am sure everyone has a young mind in their lives that are dear to their heart and wants the best life possible for them!
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