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One of my favorite Blogs, Politico, was on hand at The Healthy Media for Youth Summit and reports that Actress Geena Davis has played a slew of powerful women: A member of the first female professional baseball league in the film "A League of Their Own," the first female president on the TV show "Commander in Chief" and a woman escaping her controlling husband in the now-classic movie "Thelma and Louise." And as Davis explained Wednesday on Capitol Hill, those choices weren't by accident. Davis related that:
"A group did a study after 'Commander in Chief' was on the air that showed thatFor more information on The 2010 Healthy Media for Youth Summit - go here! More to come on this, so stay tuned.
people who watched the show were 68% more likely to vote for a female candidate after watching just one season - It speaks to the point where if you see it, you can be it."