JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM You may have seen her in the hit musical Rent, or hit television series Mad Men, alongside Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom of California, or perhaps you have attended one of her inspirational live talks. Stanford graduate, Jennifer Siebel Newsom is not just an accomplished actress, iconic speaker, and mother of two gorgeous children, she is also an award winning filmmaker, and named “Most Influential Women in Business” by the San Francisco Business Times and one of “150 Fearless Women Who Shake The World” by Newsweek Daily. “We are thrilled to have so many outreach opportunities for Miss Representation. This film was made to be a change agent in our culture, to inspire both women and men to recognize women’s collective voice, leadership capacity and equal rights,” says Jennifer. And that it did. Jennifer’s award winning Sundance documentary, in which she wrote, directed, and produced, explores how the media’s inaccurate portrayals of women have led to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence. Miss Representation features provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists, and academics like Lisa Ling, Katie Couric, Rosario Dawson, and Gloria Steinem. Following the success of Newsom’s documentary will be her upcoming movie The Invisible War, exposing the rape epidemic within the U.S military. As if that wasn’t enough reason for
us to feature Jennifer as one of the Women We Admire, her involvement with Conservation International, a global environmental organization where the primary focus was providing micro-enterprise opportunities to women, has gained her international recognition in Africa, Latin America, and Europe. MissRepresentation.org jennifersiebel.com
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