Icons Lead The Conversation: Gloria Steinem + Julianne Moore + You
Actor Julianne Moore (left) and Gloria Steinem offer a unique opportunity to chat with you about the future.
How many female cultural icons does it take to make a once in a lifetime virtual event just for you?
The answer is two, plus two emerging leaders in journalism, media and entertainment. Plus you.
“How many female cultural icons does it take to make a once in a lifetime #virtualevent just for you? The answer is two—@GloriaSteinem and @_Juliannemoore— plus two emerging leaders in journalism, media and entertainment. Plus you. #womenleaders”
On December 15, 8-9 p.m. ET, you will have access to all four in a Take The Lead virtual event, “Gloria Steinem & Julianne Moore on Putting Women at the Heart of the Recovery: An Intimate Conversation.”
Gloria Steinem, movement leader, author, legend, feminist organizer and ally of Take The Lead, will sit down with Julianne Moore, award-winning actor and author, to talk about this cultural and historic moment for women.
“On December 15, 8-9 p.m. ET, @GloriaSteinem, feminist organizer and ally of @Takeleadwomen, will sit down with @_Juliannemoore, award-winning actor and author, to talk about this cultural and historic moment for women. ”
Watch Gloria Steinem in a conversation with Gloria Feldt
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Joining them in a lively discussion of the role of women in the economic and cultural recovery are moderators Jyoti Sarda, filmmaker and producer of the documentary, “And She Could Be Next,” and Charreah Jackson, author and former Essence senior editor. Both are alumnae of Take The Lead’s 50 Women Can Change the World programs.
“Joining @GloriaSteinem and @_Juliannemoore in a discussion of the role of women in the economic and cultural recovery are moderators @Jyotimsarda filmmaker, and producer of the documentary, “And She Could Be Next,” @Charreah, former Essence senior editor.”
Listen to Gloria Feldt’s Power To You Podcast on COVID effects
Oscar-winner Moore recently starred in “The Glorias,” a film from director filmmaker Julie Taymor.
According to a review in Roger Ebert.com. “Gloria Steinem has lived such a long and significant life that it takes four actresses to play her—including two Oscar winners—in ‘The Glorias.’ That device of having multiple performers portray the veteran journalist and activist, and sometimes even having them engage in conversations with each other, is the most effective element of director Julie Taymor’s effort to encompass a whole, complicated life while also avoiding traditional biopic tropes.”
Read more in Take The Lead on Gloria Steinem and Gloria Feldt
The film is based on Steinem’s “autobiography My Life on the Road, and Taymor hops around in time between Steinem’s youth in Toledo, Ohio and her worldwide travels in her 20s through the beginnings of her writing career and her key role in the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. And while there’s a continuity to the performances—the hair, the voice, those signature, oversized aviator glasses—each actress imbues her role with a specific vibe and edge as Steinem evolves,” according to rogerebert.com.
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Moore has starred in films since the early 1990s, has earned an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globes. Time magazine named Moore one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. She is known for her portrayals of emotionally complicated women in both independent and blockbuster films.
“@TIME named @_Juliannemoore one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. She is known for her portrayals of emotionally complicated women in both independent and blockbuster films. #womenleaders #womeninfilm
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Limited seating is available for the live event, and you need to register here for the chance to have Steinem and Moore personally respond to your question.
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All proceeds go to Take The Lead’s work for gender parity in leadership, including leadership training, role model events, and coaching such as our 50 Women Can Change the World(R) programs that have been proven effective in accelerating all women’s careers. Funds raised will provide scholarships to our courses for women whose lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by COVID. And they will enable us to continue to provide free resources such as our award-winning blog and newsletter, podcasts, webinars, book events, and other solution-oriented thought leadership.
“All proceeds of the #virtualevent go to @Takeleadwomen ‘s work for #genderparity in leadership, including #leadershiptraining, role model events, and #coaching that have been proven effective in accelerating all women’s careers.”
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COVID-19 has had a profound effect on women globally in terms of health, economics, parity, mental wellness, family and care taking issues, career and much more. Take The Lead is augmenting its mission of parity to address the immediate prospect of forging a path for economic recovery for women.
“#COVID-19 has had a profound effect on women globally in terms of health, economics, parity, #mentalwellness, family and care taking issues, career and much more. ”
“Because of COVID-19, a larger number of women are now living in poverty, and unfortunately, that rate is only projected to increase over time. Women are already far more likely than men to live in poverty and have a more challenging time getting out of poverty. The pandemic has compounded this phenomenon. It puts millions at risk across the globe, and not just from the disease. A report published by U.N. Women predicts that the pandemic will result in 47 million more women and girls living in extreme poverty by 2021, widening the gender gap,” according to Borgen Magazine.
“The COVID-19 crisis is also threatening to reverse years of progress in women’s poverty reduction. Previously, poverty rates for women were predicted to drop by 2.7% from 2019 to 2020. Now, the rate is now expected to grow by 9.1%. Additionally, women are being plunged into poverty at a significantly higher rate than men, increasing the poverty and gender gap,” Bergen reports.
To complicate the effects, reports are that the voices of women are not widely heard concerning the COVID crisis.
STAT reports, “Writers — journalists, as well as opinion and commentary writers — have largely excluded women’s perspectives, their critical expertise, and the mounting evidence about how the pandemic is affecting women from Covid-19-related articles.
Women scientists called out gender bias in media coverage early in the pandemic and noted the dangers of leaning on the loudest male voices, including those who don’t have the expertise to be advising decision-makers. A September report from the International Women’s Media Foundation noted a “substantial bias towards men’s perspectives in the news gathering and news coverage of this pandemic across both the global north (the U.K. and U.S.) and the global south (India, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa),” suggesting that this is a widespread phenomenon.”
Take The Lead has been reporting widely on the effects of the pandemic on women for the past 10 months and a collection of more than 100 blogs, podcasts and more is here. Tale The Lead is focused on the recovery ahead in the coming months and years for women.
“@Takeleadwomen has been reporting widely on the effects of the #pandemic on #women for the past 10 months and a collection of more than 100 blogs, podcasts and more. #careersuccess #blogsforwomen”
Proceeds from this event allow Take The Lead to continue serving and offering resources to shift the pandemic’s negative impact on women to positive change toward equity, fairness, and inclusion.
“Proceeds from this #virtualevent allow @Takeleadwomen to continue serving and offering resources to shift the pandemic’s negative impact on women to positive change toward #equity, fairness, and inclusion. #supportwomen
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For questions about Corporate Sponsorship for this event, contact Dr. Joynicole Martinez. For general questions please contact Gloria Feldt.
