Georgetown College Women Leadership in Society Questions In three pages, answer the following: 1.) How do media and advertising messaging affect women in

Georgetown College Women Leadership in Society Questions In three pages, answer the following:

1.) How do media and advertising messaging affect women in leadership? Why is women’s leadership important in our world? What unique challenges do female leaders experience?

2.) “So no matter what else a woman does, no matter what else her achievements, their value still depends on how they look” – Jean Kilbourne, film-maker, author, on current media portrayal of women.

Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? What examples of gender inequalities might you use to argue for or against this statement?

3.) What contradictions do you see between the real girls/women around you and the way they are represented in the media? What about the contradictions between real boys/men and the way they are represented in the media?

4.)What effects do you think media representation has on real people? Especially young girls and boys? What power do we have as consumers, if any? How can we change the way media portrays women and girls and the ways in which women and girls view themselves?