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Cause and Effect: How the Media You Consume Can Change Your Life

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Posted by Films For Action on Nov. 26, 2012

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While the chips are clearly stacked against today’s young girls, amazing women everywhere continue to rise above the stats. You or someone you know is probably one of them.

Sources: Catalyst, The White House Project, Girl Scouts of America, Center for American Women in Politics, Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

Over 50,000 people have already joined the MissRepresentation.org campaign to end sexism and reach gender parity worldwide.

Take the pledge today and join us on Twitter where we will be discussing the impact of media on women’s leadership throughout Women’s History Month.

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