Governor Jonnie Jenkins Soroptimists educating, empowering and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2012-2014 Rocky Mountain Region Theme Governor Jonnie Jenkins

 Soroptimists educating, empowering and

enabling opportunities for women and girls around the world.

 93,729 women and girls directly benefitted from

Soroptimist “Educate to Lead” projects in 2011

 Close to $4,000,000 was raised to support this

work

 June 2011- June 2012 Soroptimist International's

permanent representatives to the UN, at six major centres, reported attending 19 meetings, submitted 4 written statements, delivered 4 oral statements, and hosted 3 workshops

 Everyone in the Soroptimist International

global movement can participate, by working

• n local needs-driven service projects using
• ur 3E model. You can also participate by

supporting the current December 10th Appeal, Birthing in the Pacific. December 10th Appeals are Soroptimist projects that use the 3E model to work on different issues, chosen by our International President.

 Soroptimist International is a global voice for

women, active in international policy setting through our links with the UN and other global networks.

 We provide oodles of information on how

access to education and leadership can transform the lives of women and girls. Just have a look at the myriad resources on this website!

 1,000 #NotBuyingIt tweets and 8,000

signatures on a petition……Disney store decided to stop selling a t-shirt made for women which featured images of male superheroes under the slogan

“I Need a Hero”

 Look to your left  Look to your right  Boston bombing

• All the men AND women who displayed love in a

moment otherwise engulfed by fear and lent a helping hand

 Today kids and young adults watch more than 10

hours of media daily

 TV media has become the predominant

communicator of cultural values and gender norms

 We used to pass stories down generations by

family, friends, religious and community leaders….now Youtube, Reality TV, Gossip magazines, talk shows

 Sold on the concept that women and girl’s value

lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality not in their capacity as a leader.

 Only 20% of news articles are about women

• Many of those stories are of violence and

victimhood

 Images of women reflect them as young,

white, heterosexual and underweight

 Reality TV portrays women as catty,

manipulative, vindictive

• On display for male judgement and objectification

 Messages communicated through our media

• Boys should be violent
• Girls are treated like objects and second class

citizens

 Rates of depression have doubled in the past

ten years

• Rates are the same as boys until puberty, but twice

as many women diagnosed post-puberty

 65% of American women/girls have an eating

disorder

 13-25% of young have some history of self-

injury (cutting)

 Cosmetic surgery procedures for youth 18

and under more than tripled from 1997-2007

 25% of women are abused by a partner during

their lifetime

 1 in 6 women are survivors of rape or

attempted rape

 15% rape survivors are under the age of 12

 2010 midterm elections, women lost seats in

Congress for the first time in 30 years.

 Women make up 51% of the population…..

• nly 17% of Congress

 US ranks 90th in the world for women in

national legislatures

 Women are meerly 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs  Women hold 3% of clout positions in the

mainstream media

 Women comprise 7% of directors and 13% of

film writers in the top 250 grossing films

 Champion good media and challenge bad

• Women hold more than 86% of the purchasing

power in America

• Stop reading magazines and watching movies/

shows that objectify women

• Support movies written and directed by women
• Call out disturbing media and ads using social

media

 Challenge peers if you hear them saying

derogatory things about women and girls

 Encourage women to become leaders and

support them

 Use your voice!

• Introduce and pass legislation to ensure equal
• pportunities
• Set standards for how women and girls are

portrayed in the media and ads

Be a partner to Educate to Lead and Lead to Educate