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![]() Michelle Ray Executive Director Walter Kaitz Foundation | Charting the Contributions and Progress of Women in Media and Entertainment![]() During this year’s 91st Annual Academy Awards, women won gold statues in categories where they previously had not made inroads. The progress we witnessed at the Oscars speaks to a larger trend of gains made by women in entertainment, as noted in UCLA’s 2019 Hollywood Diversity Report, produced by the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences. The report, currently in its sixth iteration is part of a series of annual studies produced by UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) which explores relationships between diversity and the bottom line in Hollywood. |
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NCTA joins with MMC for Moving the Needle on Diversity in Hollywood ![]() ![]() The panel and accompanying reception was held at the Rayburn House Office Building and was designed to highlight the strides being made in Hollywood to focus on increasing diversity and inclusion and to showcase the efforts of our industry to encourage and grow the talent pipeline for more diverse content creators to have a voice. |
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Kaitz Foundation Joins Internet2 Inclusivity Initiative 2019 on Diversity ![]() ![]() |
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The Art of Storytelling: The Black Podcast Experience![]() ![]() Panel moderator, Lori Hall, SVP of Marketing at TV One and Host of “38 & Dating,” a podcast she hosts under the pseudonym of LoriJay, kept the audience engaged with her keen wit and humor. The curated discussion with podcast experts outlined the journey of each panelist who offered unique insights on how best to expand podcast audiences with compelling and diverse content. |
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The Company Behind Fearless Girl Has Voted Against Several Gender Pay Equity Resolutions, New Study Reveals |
A new study shows that State Street, the company behind the viral Fearless Girl statue, has voted against gender diversity initiatives on several occasions-moves that stand in contrast to the self-proclaimed ethos of the Fearless Girl campaign. |
AspireTV’s Strategy: Let Black Women Lead the Way |
A recent survey conducted by the American Advertising Federation’s Mosaic Center for Multiculturalism and Zeta Phi Beta found alarming statistics on how the media portray black women. “Only 12 percent of African-American and Caucasian women believe there are positive images of African-American women in the media,” says Mary Breaux Wright, International President, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
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