Get Up And Do Something: Media not showing enough positive female characters, relationships

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Media not showing enough positive female characters, relationships Dec 11th 2012, 11:01 Studies have shown it's hard for young girls and boys to accept women in leadership positions if they don't see positive female role models in their lives. With kids spending almost 24/7 connected to some kind of media, these channels could provide an ideal way to show positive messages about women to children. "There's a huge imbalance right now in pretty much all entertainment media, including what is made for little kids," Academy Award winning actress and advocate Geena Davis told CBSNews.com. "There's about three male characters for every one female character, and even less female characters in crowd scenes. Just having more of a female presence in movies and television -- especially what in what kids see -- can make a difference because we do take up half the space in the world."

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