The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media focuses first on getting more females and more varied portrayals of both female and male characters into movies, TV, and other media aimed at kids 11 and under.

The Institute is a resource for the entertainment industry (media companies, animators, writers, producers, and others), the next generation of content-creators, and the public. We outreach to these individuals and companies towards supporting positive change in media, so young girls and young boys can grow up treating each other as equals.

Our approach is collaborative, friendly, and cooperative.
Please join us in this important work!


GET INVOLVED IN GDIGM ACTIVITIES!

The Geena Davis Institute needs your help supporting positive change in media!


  • Donate NOW so young girls and boys can grow up treating each other as equals.
  • Sign up for our eNews to stay updated on our work.
  • Sponsor the GDIGM Conference 2009.
  • Learn more about the GDIGM Conference 2008.
  • Presentations & workshops for media companies, guilds, film and TV festivals, film schools, and others.
  • Enter the GDIGM Video Ad Contest (open to young people ages 13 - 26 in the U.S.)
  • Join the "I Want to See Jane" Campaign (open to females around the world).
  • Join the GDIGM Public Media Discussion Forum about kids' entertainment content aligned with the Institute's mission.
  • Check out Research & Resources on gender in children's entertainments.
  • Send kudos to media companies creating content aligned with the Institute's mission.
  • Do You Count? Count characters as you watch movies and TV.
  • Refer five people to The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
  • Write and publish an article about Dr. Smith's research in a local paper or parent newsletter and send it to us!
  • Present Dr. Smith's research in your children's or grandchildren's classes. Send us a picture!
  • Sign up to donate to GDIGM on a monthly basis.
  • Visit the GDIGM Resource Room on Gender, Children, and Entertainment at our office.
  • Traveling Museum Exhibit
  • Contact us to volunteer! We are seeking one full-time, unpaid intern to work in our LA office as well as volunteers for our yearly conference.

FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND PLANS INCLUDE:

  • Best Practices and Trainings about Gender, Children, and Entertainment for the kids' entertainment industry.
  • Pilot downloadable standards based curriculum/information about becoming an animator and pursuing children's entertainment creation as a career.
  • And much much more!