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Re-Thinking Halloween

10/25/11 1:55pm by Jennifer Siebel...
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Last week, while browsing Walgreen’s pharmacy, I happened upon the Halloween section and spent some time looking around at what costumes were available for my children (both under two).Like in so many other areas of society, the options were extremely limiting. The girl’s outfits were almost all centered on beauty and sexuality, while the boys were either professional (i.e. doctor) or violent (a majority of the boy’s outfits included some kind of weapon).  Read more >

On Mentoring and the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit

10/4/11 5:53pm by Jennifer Siebel...
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Today in Southern California, I join hundreds of successful, influential, and prominent female leaders for FORTUNE’s Most Powerful Women Summit. Among those attending include Arianna Huffington, Billie Jean King, Sheryl Sandberg, Glenn Close, and Somaly Mam. We are also screening Miss Representation as part of the week’s programming.  Read more >

Jackson Katz: Male Characters in Hollywood

9/23/11 12:46pm by Jennifer Siebel...
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Miss Representation's Imran Siddiquee

This week, as we reflect on the first wave of Fall television premieres, it’s hard not to notice the disparity between representations of female characters and those of their male counterparts. Despite a number of new shows featuring female protagonists, the depiction of these women is, for the most part, sticking to tired old tropes.  Read more >

Gloria Steinem for Miss Representation: What's New Is Old

8/16/11 4:18pm by Jennifer Siebel...
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Last night HBO premiered a new documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words, on the life of visionary feminist leader Gloria Steinem. To celebrate the film and Gloria herself, we thought we'd share this clip from the set of Miss Representation.  Read more >

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Full Name
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Member Since
August 2010
About Me: 

An alumnus of both Stanford University and Stanford Business School, I worked in Africa, Latin America, and Europe on assignments with Conservation International to provide micro-enterprise opportunities for women.

Upon graduation from business school, I moved to Los Angeles where I performed in numerous films and TV shows. I formed Girls' Club Entertainment to develop and produce independent films with strong social, political, and cultural significance focused primarily on empowering women. My debut film, Miss Representation, was an official selection for the documentary competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and has grown into a call-to-action campaign centered at www.missrepresentation.org. 

In addition to all of this, I served as First Lady of San Francisco until January 2011 when my husband, Gavin Newsom, was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of California. We have one daughter and we're expecting a son later this year.

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San Francisco
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Miss Representation, gender, media, documentary, film, San Francisco

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feminism, media literacy, women's empowerment

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