Top Researchers Come Together at Women In Children's Media Diversity Panel

"The group in power is most visible."

"80% of children's content produced is from USA."

"Boys act, girls appear."

-Dr. Dafna Lemish

Screening Gender On Children's Television,

The Views of Producers Around The World, 

Routledge, February 2010

On September 23, 2010 I attended a Women In Children's Media event in NYC.


Here is a blurb of the event you can find on the WICM facebook page:

"Diversity in media is an issue that all children’s content creators grapple with, from television writers to movie casting agents to video game creators. Join Women in Children’s Media (WiCM) on September 23rd at the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway, for a night of research and discussion to learn how the power of children’s media can have a positive impact on diversity. Moderated by David Kleeman (American Center for Children and Media), panelist Dr. Dafna Lemish (author of Screening Gender on Children’s Television) will share her work on gender in television, Madeline Di Nonno (Executive Director, See Jane and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media) will present the Institute’s latest research on gender in film, and Dr. Kevin Clark (Director, Center for Digital Media, Innovation and Diversity at George Mason University) will guide guests through his findings on race in the video game world."

Amazing right?

Read more about what these top researchers have to say about children & media in the links below:

Dr. Dafna Lemish (author of Screening Gender on Children’s Television)

David Kleeman (American Center for Children and Media)

Madeline Di Nonno (Executive Director, See Jane and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media)

Dr. Kevin Clark (Director, Center for Digital Media, Innovation and Diversity at George Mason University)

You can find out more about Women In Children's Media here.