As mentioned earlier this week, on May 16 Geena delivered the keynote speech at the School of Communication ceremony at USC Annenberg. From the website:
Davis started her speech by drawing laughs from the School of Communication for her advice on how to become a movie star: “First step. Get really big parts in major motion pictures.”
She then spoke about serious gender research being done at USC Annenberg that shows a vast underrepresentation of female characters in popular TV and media. About 200 USC Annenberg undergraduate students, including more than 50 research assistants sitting in the audience as new graduates, helped in the research done in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
“Research and education are the cornerstones of affecting change,” Davis said.