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 focuisng on the media representation of young girls and the influence it has on their self-identity. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it diffficult 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 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.
For more information, contact Tredyffrin Public Library at 610-688-7092 x 206, email Laura Doan at LDoan@ccls.org or visit www.tredyffrinlibraries.org.
