November 25 marks the observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Gender-based violence persists around the world despite a 1994 United Nations resolution aimed at tackling the problem. And, rights groups say, new forms of violence are now surfacing.

Host, Carol Jenkins sits with Cristal Williams Chancellor, Director of Communications for the Women's Media Center and Journalist, Katti Gray to discuss the presence of women in color in the media or lack thereof.

McCarthy runs a WMC program called SheSource, which links journalists with more than 1,000 female experts in a number of fields, ranging from politics to entertainment to technology. I have since used the service to find a number of experts, and although it’s still growing, it has already proven itself immensely valuable.

The visual optics of that lineup are important, said Pat Mitchell, the former president of PBS and CNN who is co-chair of the Women’s Media Center. “Stereotypes still continue about what authority looks like, what power looks like, what credibility looks like,” she said. But the sound is important too.

In her downtime she hosts a weekly podcast, "WMC Live with Robin Morgan,” that gets half a million downloads across 110 countries.

And that podcast re-enforces the focus of the Women's Media Center which she created with her two close friends, Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem.

“The motto is simple, for women to be visible and powerful in media.”

Ms. Chemaly said her research has found that online harassment and revenge porn — and the warnings around it — limit freedom of speech and expression, especially for women.