Miss Representation
Miss Representation dives into mainstream media’s portrayal of women in influential positions. With the under-representation of women, young girls are having a harder time finding women in powerful leadership roles to look up to. This Netflix Documentary is more than just a documentary it is a social movement. The Representation Project is trying to girls and boys perspective. “The media is selling the idea that girls’ and women’s values lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality and not in their capacity as leaders. Boys learn that their success is tied to dominance, power and aggression. We must value people as whole human beings, not gendered stereotypes.“
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
This Netflix Documentary takes a look at the history and the women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971 and looks into present day’s version of feminism. “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry is a film about activists, made to inspire women and men to work for feminism and human rights.”
American Master: The Women’s List
The Women’s List focuses on women’s success, struggles and identities in their field. These women’s professions range from politician to singer to fashion designer to pilot, as they discuss challenges they faced and how they over came them.
“A feminist is simply a person who believes in legal, social, political and economic equality for women with men.” – Gloria Allred
That Gal…Who Was in That Thing
This Netflix Documentary launches a serious conversation about women’s roles in Hollywood. Eight actress discuss sexism, race, age and balancing between an acting career and family obligations.
Advanced Style
Advanced Style orginated as a project and blog from Ari Seth Cohen to capture the fashion and style of the “senior set.” This documentary “features people who live full creative lives. They live life to the fullest, age gracefully and continue to grow and challenge themselves.” Advanced Style teaches women to embrace aging and to never stop being themselves.
The Hunting Ground and Audrie & Daisy
These two documentaries look into the harrowing epidemic of sexual assault. The Hunting Ground focuses on “ undergraduate rape survivors pursing both their education and justice, despite ongoing harassment and the devastating toll on them and their families.” Audrie & Daisy examines two underage women’s sexual assaults caught on video and how their communities, the nation and social media viewed them. Both of these documentaries should pike fustration in you to help end the rampant sexual assault pandemic.