ITU INTERVIEWS: Geena Davis, Founder, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Channel: ITU
Date: 2021-09-14

Geena Davis, Academy Award winning Hollywood actor, founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and  ITU's Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT, in an exclusive interview with Maximillian Jacobson -Gonzalez, Senior Communications Officer, ITU.

Read extracts from this interview in a special Q&A in ITU News:
https://www.itu.int/en/myitu/News/2021/09/14/09/25/Scully-effect-women-girls-STEM-careers-Geena-Davis-interview

Listen to this interview as a podcast at:
https://soundcloud.com/ituproduction/itu-technologized-geena-davis

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Questions include:

Why does the portrayal of women scientists and engineers in films and in the media matter? 
Would you say that there's a conscious effort to change the numbers and images of women characters as scientists and engineers? 
What concrete actions can content creators put in place to support and promote strong female characters and role models? 
What are some of the Geena Davis Institute's plans for the future? 
Would you be looking at taking on any roles that that might encourage girls to take on STEM careers,  as an actor?