Geena Davis to speak on gender balance in entertainment industry
Posted: February 7, 2012 at 11:15 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — Actor Geena Davis will speak tonight about gender stereotypes and how females are portrayed in the entertainment industry at the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center at 6 p.m.
She is the founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, an organization that strives to reduce gender stereotyping and change the portrayal of females in children's entertainment.
To RSVP, contact Rebecca Tennille at rebecca.tennille@cjrw.com or call 501-786-0525.
The Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service are sponsoring the event.
Geena Davis will speak Feb. 7 at the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center.
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