Tredyffrin Public Library and Ying Ying Shang, a Conestoga High School senior who is vying for the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award, present a viewing and discussion of Miss Representation, a 90-minute documentary film focusing on the media representation of young girls and the influence it has on their self identity. The film challenges the medias'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.
The film includes startling facts and statistics along with stories from teenage girls and the provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem.
