“It’s highly important. It’s women’s media. It’s identifying and training women in media to be able to stand toe-to-toe in a male-oriented society, to be able to tell the stories to find the stories to make sure they get out there what is accurate and is going on in the world.”Sally Field, Host, Women’s Media Awards 2016
“I like anytime you can come to an event like this. It just sort of reaffirms what we do and how we do it.”Gayle King, Women’s Media Awards 2016
The Women’s Media Center released a series of studies in 2013, based on online surveys, showing how a female can-didate’s chances of winning over voters lessened when the media described her appearance, regardless of whether it was a negative, neutral or positive description.
“One of the things that the Women’s Media Center does: it trains women in media. It has a terrific website, Womens-mediacenter.com...We’re celebrating our 11th year with the gala awards.”
Online, searchable collections of women experts may be the key to getting them more visibility in the media.
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