Diversity is important because it changes the ideas you hear and the stories you’re told, McCarthy says, and the Women’s Media Center is helping to make sure that those diverse voices get out there.
Gene Policinski talks with the Women’s Media Center about their recent report on the status of women of color in the American media.
SheSource is a database of over 1,340 women experts with media experience, run by the nonprofit organization, the Women’s Media Center (WMC). Free to use, it connects journalists with sources across all industries, championing competent female voices of different backgrounds, ability and geography – although, at the moment, it is mostly U.S.-focused.
The Women's Media Center hopes that reporting on stagnating hires of female journalists of color will serve as a "wake-up call" to the media and its consumers. Featuring "diverse voices means that we have a more credible media, and a more democratic society," said Cristal Williams Chancellor. "We need a media that's more representative and inclusive, and looks like America."
According to the Women's Media Center, men represented "77 percent of all nominees" this year, down from 80 percent one year earlier.
"At a time when women are demanding more power and visibility, these low numbers should be a wake-up call for Hollywood executives," Women's Media Center president Julie Burton said last month.
“Women cannot get through the door, and if they can’t get through the door, they can’t be recognized and rewarded for their excellence and impact.”
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