The Second Symposium on Gender in Media

The Second Symposium on Gender in Media

The biennial Symposium on Gender in Media convened over 300 entertainment industry decision makers, thought leaders and content creators to work collectively on improving gender equality in children's media. This second symposium was held on December 15, 2010 at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Geena Davis (Founder, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media)
Geena Davis addresses the packed room
Madeline Di Nonno (Executive Director, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media)	Geraldine Laybourne (Chairman of the Board, Alloy Media)
Dr. Stacy Smith (USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism)	Dr. Stacy Smith shares the latest research study with the audience
Film Panel: It Starts with a Script featured from L to R: moderator Vincent Bruzzese (President, Worldwide Motion Picture Group at Ipsos OTX Media) and panelists John Lee Hancock (Writer/Director, "The Blind Side"), Laeta Kalogridis (Writer/Executive Producer, "Avatar"), Linda Woolverton (Writer, "Alice in Wonderland"), and Don Hahn (Director/Producer, "The Lion King")
Television Panel: From Sponge Barb to Henry Montana featured from L to R: moderator Erin Fuller (President, The Alliance for Women in Media) and panelists Gina Girolamo (Senior VP of Television, Alloy Entertainment), Linda Simensky (VP, Children's Programming, PBS), and Nancy Kanter (Senior VP, Playhouse Disney)
From L to R: Laeta Kalogridis (Writer/Executive Producer, "Avatar"), Linda Woolverton (Writer, "Alice in Wonderland"), Don Hahn (Director/Producer, "The Lion King"), Geena Davis, Vincent Bruzzese (President, Worldwide Motion Picture Group at Ipsos OTX Media) and John Lee Hancock (Writer/Director, "The Blind Side")
From L to R: Gina Girolamo (Senior VP of Television, Alloy Entertainment), Linda Simensky (VP, Children's Programming, PBS), Geena Davis, Nancy Kanter (Senior VP, Playhouse Disney), and Erin Fuller (President, The Alliance for Women in Media)
Geena with production team members of the "Guess Who?" short film and Boston University faculty. From L to R: Sarah Kamaras, Elizabeth Norvik, Geena Davis, Mariel Arroyo, Garland Waller, and Bill Linsman

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