I met the former president of Iceland [Jรณhanna Sigurรฐardรณttir] once. I think she was president for, like, 16 years or something. She said she used to get letters from little boys saying, "Madam President, do you think it will ever be possible for a boy to be president?" Just like we assume that girls can't be politicians, they were assuming boys can't. That's what they thought. It's so crazy.
Geena DavisWe are in effect enculturating kids from the very beginning to see women and girls as not taking up half of the space.
Geena DavisI immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.
Geena Davis