It is part of an on-going educational outreach/social movement in the US spearheaded by the non-profit organization Missrepresentation.org based in San Francisco, which aims to empower women and girls to challenge limiting labels in order to realize their potential. The movement has spread to various cities in the US including New York and other countries including Ireland, the Netherlands and Canada.

The film presents how the gender norms perpetuated by media are negatively affecting how young women grow up – encouraging them to value themselves primarily for their appearances, objectify themselves and develop low self-esteem and eating disorders. Miss Representation also exposes how perspectives perpetrated by the media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of leadership and influence. The film provides a excellent starting point for discussion about the need for enhanced media literacy in our culture.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Venue: Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Seminar Room 1.2, Level 1

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Programme:
7:00pm – Registration 
7:30pm – Film screening starts
9:00pm – Discussion by Prof Kirpal Singh, AWARE representative Nina Carlina, and Chief Catalyst of Pink Pencil Amy Tan. 
9:30pm – Refreshments

Please register for the event here.