"Gender equity has progressed in many ways, but male characters still dominate television, movies, and other media for young children. Since women and girls make up half of the human race, the presence of a wide variety of female characters in our children's earliest media is essential for both girls' and boys' development."This is the first paragraph from the website SeeJane.org. This organization was founded by Geena Davis and she says "By making it common for our youngest children to see everywhere a balance of active and complex male and female characters, girls and boys will grow up to empathize with and care more about each others' stories."
For this effort, Geena received the 2nd Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Award on 01 May. The first recipient was actress, dancer and choreographer Zina Bethune, who "made remarkable contributions of time and energy to help those less fortunate."
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