Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture.
Geena DavisThe creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that the worlds they were creating were so bereft of female presences.
Geena DavisThe most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get it.
Geena DavisThis is really funny, but we did a study of the occupations of female characters on TV, and there are so many female forensic scientists on TV because of all the CSI shows and Bones and whatever. I don't have to lobby anybody to add more female forensic scientists as role models. There's plenty.In real life, the people going into that field now are something like two-thirds women.
Geena Davis