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International Women’s Day – Ladies Take The Lead in Hollywood
We are excited to showcase Arielle Boisvert, VP of Production at Brightlight Pictures this week where we discuss the landscape for women in the film industry. From girl-powered blockbuster hits, strong female-lead television series and award-winning women producers, it’s clear that an industry notoriously known for being a boys club has a female future. You know I love featuring women leading the way in their industry! I am excited to share with you Arielle’s thoughts on women in Hollywood and new projects she is involved in. As a highly respected female leader who has worked with the likes of Disney, NBCUniversal, and ABC, Boisvert can provide excellent insight into her…
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Supporting #HopeForOurDaughters
Though I watched the new movie Suffragettes a few weeks back, it has really stuck with me. It has made me really think about and appreciate what our ancestors did to make the right to vote for women a reality. Many women fought and lost their lives, many were jailed and suffered so that women today could have the basic right to vote. It seems hard to believe that in some countries women are still fighting this battle. As part of the Suffragette’s movement, we have some interesting facts about firsts for women in armed forces, as well a special video this week called #HopeForOurDaughters that looks at injustices we must still overcome. A Suffragette Timeline:…
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Dandelion Moms Project Kindness :: Support International Women’s Day
“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights” Gloria Steinem Today (March 8th) is International Women’s Day where people around the world celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (Source: International Women’s Day website). Emma Watson was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador earlier this year, and is working with the HeForShe campaign which aims to enable men to identify with the issues of gender equality and to recognize the crucial role that they can play to end the global persisting inequality faced by women and girls, both in…
