Institutes, Museums, Research Groups and More!
Common Sense. Nonprofit dedicated to improving lives by providing trustworthy information, education, and an independent voice for all to thrive. Reports, lesson plans, research and more!
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. The only research-based organization working collaboratively within the entertainment industry to create gender balance, foster inclusion and reduce negative stereotyping in family entertainment media; founded in 2004 by actress, Geena Davis.
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP). The GMMP is the largest and longest longitudinal study on gender representation in the media across the globe. The GMMP is also comprised of the largest global advocacy initiative with the ultimate goal of transforming the representation of women in the media.
True Child. Nonprofit publishing reports and resources surrounding the impact of racism, classicism, and genderism on youth.
The Representation Project. Using film, education and activism to challenge gender stereotypes.
eBooks
Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults: A Collection of Critical Essays, by ISBN: 9781496811714Date: 2017Online book, from JSTOR.
One of the most significant transformations in literature for children and young adults n the past 20 years has been the resurgence of comics. Educators and librarians extol the benefits of comics reading, and increasingly, children's and YA comics and comics hybrids have won major prizes, including the Printz Award and the National Book Award. Despite the popularity and influence of children's and YA graphic novels, the genre has not received adequate scholarly attention. This is the first book to offer a critical examination of children's and YA comics. Divided into five sections that reflect crucial issues and recurring topics in comics scholarship: Structure and narration, transmedia, pedagogy, gender and sexuality, and identity,
Spectacular Girls : Media Fascination and Celebrity Culture, by ISBN: 9780814770214Date: 2014Online book, from ProQuest eBook Central.
As an omnipresent figure of the media landscape, girls are spectacles: They are ubiquitous visual objects on display at which we are incessantly invited to look. Investigating the cultural obsession with both everyday and high-profile celebrity girls, the author uses a queer, anti-racist feminist approach to explore the diversity of girlhoods in contemporary popular culture. The book addresses two key themes: Simultaneous adoration and disdain for girls, and the pervasiveness of whiteness and heteronormativity. Drawing on examples across film, television, mass-market magazines and newspapers, live sports TV, and the Internet. Winner of the 2015 Bonnie Ritter Book Award from the National Communication Association.
Gender and Sexism
Source: "The Gender Unicorn," TSER.
- Genderbread person, version 4 (Sam Killermann, It's Pronouced Metrosexual, 2017)
Publications of All Kinds
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6-year-old girls already have gendered beliefs about intelligence (Ed Yong, The Atlantic, Jan 26, 2017)
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16 vintage “gay” advertisements that are funny now that “gay” means “GAY” (Riese, Autostraddle, June 14, 2012)
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250 children's toy adverts on British TV analysed - it's worse than we thought (Sally Peck, The Telegraph, Dec 17, 2015)
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Disney’s Skinny Minnie sends wrong message (Sara Wicht, Teaching Tolerance, Sept 27, 2012)
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The distraction of straight pride, as explained by LGBTQ activists and historians (Nico Lang, Vox, July 1, 2019)
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Exploring the data on Hollywood’s gender pay gap (Roberto Pedace, The Conversation, Dec 20, 2019)
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From Circe to Clinton: Why powerful women are cast as witches (Madeline Miller, The Guardian, April 7, 2018)
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Gillette’s ad on toxic masculinity is so necessary (Christina Marfice, Scary Mommy, Jan 14, 2019; updated Jan 27, 2020)
Here's what happens when you Photoshop the men out of politics (Nicole Morley, Metro, Oct 8, 2015)
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Hollywood’s unusually large gender pay gap (Elaine Schwartz, EconLife, Jan 12, 2018)
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How to teach ... body image (Zofia Niemtus, The Guardian, June 20, 2016)
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Ivanka Trump's website asks queer chef for an interview and her response is glorious (May Wilkerson, SomeEcards, April 13, 2017)
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"Market solutions" won't bring climate justice. Eco-feminism is an alternative (Leanna First-Arai, TRUTHOUT, Dec 14, 2019)
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Masculinity, Rage, and Racism: Some Thoughts on War for the Planet of the Apes (Anita Sarkeesian, Feminist Frequency, July 18, 2017)
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Men are in trouble. ‘Incels’ are proof (Christine Emba, The Washington Post, June 7, 2019)
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Reading between the line: A media literacy education in domestic violence (Amy Jussel, Shaping Youth, Jan 30, 2015). Analyzing Super Bowl 2015 commercial on domestic violence.
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Selling gender: Exploiting stereotypes for profit (Amel Ahmed, Al Jazeera, Nov 30, 2014)
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Stop telling women to smile: Stories of street harassment and how we're taking back our power (Tatyana Fazlalizadeh)
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Teen cooks up a hot campaign for gender-neutral Easy-Bake ovens (The Mercury News, Dec 7, 2012; update Aug 12, 2016)
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To flatten a heroine: Artist puts Disney princess filter on 10 real life female role models (Women You Should Know, Oct 31, 2013)
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What schools teach about women’s history leaves a lot to be desired (Anna White, Smithsonian Magazine, March 2019)
When did girls start wearing pink?
(Jeanne Maglaty, Smithsonian Magazine, April 7, 2011)
Feminist Frequency. Videos, reports, reviews, and more. FF challenges contemporary marginalization of groups based upon identity factors of gender, race, and sexuality across multiple forms of media, with the goal of ending abuse in the games industry. See their final Annual & Lifetime Report, Jan. 30, 2024.
Collections: Lessons, Podcasts, Reports, Videos
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Andersen, N. Tits and small bits: Exploring commodification, consent, and shame in teen "sexting." Association for Media Literacy Blog, lessons and ideas for elementary and secondary teachers.
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Coulson, C. (2011). Critical Media Literacy: Gender Role Stereotypes, Sexual Objectification and Power in Advertising Lesson Plan.
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Janson, L. (2020). Free lesson plan: Challenging Intersectional Inequality through Digital Media Images.
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Media Smarts (Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy). Free resources and lessons for teachers about gender representations.
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Project Look Sharp (Ithaca College). Challenging Homophobia. Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short song excerpts to reflect on messages about gay liberation and resistance to homophobia.
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Puchner, L., Markowitz, L., & Hedley, M. (2015). Critical media literacy and gender: Teaching middle school students about gender stereotypes and occupations. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 7(2), 23-34.
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Solomon, M. The normalization of objectification and the daunting self-imposed greatness. Association for Media Literacy Blog, lessons and ideas for elementary and secondary teachers.
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Gonads: Dutee Chand (WYNC Studios: RadioLab, July 21, 2018, 40:55 mins). Sports and gender.
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Is beauty in the eyes of the colonizer? (Leah Donnela, NPR: Code Sw!tch, 47 mins)
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Scene on Radio: MEN (Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University). Series on sexism, patriarchy, and misogyny.
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Fuentes, L. (2020). Femicide and the Media: Do reporting practices normalize gender-based violence? Ladysmith.
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10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman (Rob Bliss Creative, Oct 28, 2014, 1:56 mins)
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Cameron Russell: Looks Aren’t Everything. Believe Me, I’m A Model (Oct 2012, 9:23 mins).
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Caroline Heldman: The Sexy Lie (Jan 20, 2013, 12:49 mins).
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Dove Evolution (Tim Piper, Oct 6, 2006, 1:14 mins)
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The Gender Pay Gap in Hollywood (BUILD Series, June 7, 2019, 6:50 mins)
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Kimberlé Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality (Oct 2016, 18:41 mins)
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Leading Lady Parts (Rebel Park Productions, Apr 2 2018, 10:01 mins)
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#LikeAGirl (Always, June 26, 2014, 3:18 mins)
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The Man Card: White Male Identity Politics from Nixon to Trump (Jackson Katz, Media Education Foundation, 2020)
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Miss Representation: Movie Trailer (Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Oct 14, 2011, 8:52 mins)
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The Oscars and The Bechdel Test (Feminist Frequency, Feb 12, 2012, 10:29 mins)
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The "Perfect" Body (Blogilates, April 16, 2015, 2:25 mins)
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Sex+ (Laci Green) YouTube Vlogger Series.
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Stacy Smith: The Data Behind Hollywood's Sexism (Oct 2016, 15:36 mins).
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Watching Gender: How Stereotypes in Movies and on TV Impact Kids' Development (CommenSenseMedia, 2017, 3:38 mins)
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What is the Digital Closet by Alexander Monea (MIT Press, 2022, short video on YouTube)
Comparisons
Moms Vs. Dads (Jisha Joseph, 1/27/22, Upworthy
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HTML5 gendered advertising remixer (Rebellious Pixels)
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'Labels Against Women' Digital Ad (Pantene, Cause Marketing, March 11, 2017, 1:18 mins)
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Side-by-side magazine covers cause outrage among parents (Taylor Pittman, HuffPost, Sept 7, 2016)
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Ford Explorer Men's Only Edition (car commercial highlights parts of the car invented by women)