Beyondmedia’s Girls! Action! Media!

Overwhelming evidence has shown that girls and young women need more information technology training in supportive environments. Research shows that parents, teachers and other adults typically expect girls not to perform as well as boys in all areas of technology, regardless of their true potential, demonstrated abilities or interest in learning. Our Girls! Action! Media! program brings on-site media empowerment workshops to girls and young women in community-based organizations. This workshop fosters leadership development and community activism while teaching skills that nurture artistic expression and critical thinking, and can lead participants to careers in media and technology. Each workshop series develops both media literacy and production skills, allowing girls to use media to explore their own lives and the world around them. Participants critically examine the role of media and representations of women, then determine and create their own video, website or other media project that explores issues relevant to their communities. The workshop culminates with a media event organized by participants where they can present the project to the public and facilitate discussions about their issues. This distribution and the international video distribution through Beyondmedia allows the young women to participate in a public dialogue in universities, organizations, community groups and film fests around the world. Girls! Action! Media! workshops engage all aspects of young women’s lives and provide a safe space to explore personal and social change.

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