96 Orange Is The New Black Star, Alysia Reiner on Women in Hollywood
Welcome back to the Crave Cast! We are talking about women in Hollywood and the roles of women on the big screen. The way that women are represented in Hollywood in our hyper-social media culture shapes how women are represented in society. Quite frankly, right now women are not represented well in these areas. There is gender pay inequality which came out as a result of a hack of Sony. It was leaked that Jennifer Lawrence made much less than her male co-stars in the same film. She made public statements about this and has learned to be a tougher negotiator on her own behalf.Reports show that in 2014, 85% of films had no female directors, 80% of films had no female writers, 78% had no female editors and 92% had no female cinematographer. How can this be? What this means that virtually all of our movie consumption is from the male perspective, from the male point of view, and women are not adequately represented in viewpoint, or in content in the majority the films we watch today.We want to create a world that is more equal, and we need more women’s voices telling those stories. Women make up only 13% of screenwriters in UK films and only 8% of directors in the UK. So the situation isn’t unique to American culture. It took Pixar 15 years to create a female lead in one of their films. There is only 1 female role for every 3 roles in family films. So yo can see how prevalent the issue is and we need women to be represented in a more balanced way in our popular culture. Women only make up 5% of characters in political power. What does this tell little girls about their future?Geena Davis is a powerful Hollywood activist on a quest to improve the representation of women on our screens. Today’s interview is with Alysia Reiner. She’s an actress and has the role of Fig in OITNB. She’s also filming Better Things right now, and she plays DA Parks in How to Get Away with Murder. She’s everywhere right now! She’s a producer for Equity, a film that is the first female Wall Street film starring Alysia Reiner. She loves the role of a change maker and she’s committed to helping women have equal representation in film, politics, business and the home. You are going to love this interview with Alysia Reiner.Don't forget about our Swag Bag Giveaway! Here is how you can enter in to win this $1000 swag bag:
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[bctt tweet="Every woman who watches media, sees herself as a minority. Every man sees himself as the majority. " username="DeliciousAlex"]
Show Notes:
- Alysia shares her path to acting and where she is now
- How she became aware of women’s roles in films and how she knew she had to change it
- How every woman who watches media sees herself as a minority & that effect on us
[bctt tweet="Seeing the world through my eyes as the Mother of a daughter has changed my view of the world. " via="no"]
- The impact on our health and well-being when we don’t see women represented in media
- Why she wants her child to feel free to be absolutely comfortable with herself
- How Meryl Streep was a role model for her as she grew up
- What it’s like to be on a hit show that is female-dominated
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- The new film that is due out any day now and where you can see it
- Why you shouldn’t be surprised if you get a gift of The 4 Agreements from Alysia
[bctt tweet="It’s outrageously empowering to be a part of a hit show that is female dominated!" username="DeliciousAlex"]
Resources:
Watch the trailer for Equity:Check out Equity the Film on Facebook [bctt tweet="Food and sex are 2 of the best things about being human; we have to remove the shame around them! " username="DeliciousAlex"]