Are you ever in need of a bit of a positive perk to your day? These strong, confident women have just the anecdote you need. Whether it’s a video that turns a downer day into a happy one or that profiles a cause you’re itching to join, you’ll surely catch the positivity bug!
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On Tuesday, Oct. 2, Wisconsin News Anchor Jennifer Livingston went on-air to address an email she received in which a reader criticized her weight. Livingston communicated her concern about what she believes was an act of bullying. She encouraged viewers to learn something from the incident and said she hopes children see what happened to her and choose not to bully others about their weight or appearance. In an interview on The Today Show, Livingston said what hurt her most was that the viewer who wrote the note called her a bad role model for girls. Livingston, a mother of three girls, said that she would much rather be seen as a role model for the good things she does in the community, not her physical appearance.
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Past SNL personality Amy Poehler’s “Ask Amy” videos offer advice for women and girls about life. The videos can be found on Poehler’s YouTube Channel, “The Smart Girls” Channel. The website features achievements of girls from around the world, as well as advice on how to be successful and confident. Videos like this one about bodies offer advice about common problems for many girls. Poehler encourages positive body thoughts versus self-destructive thoughts. Poehler’s videos are relatable to a range of ages; they focus on issues range like stress, makeup, friendship and embarrassing moments.
http://www.bodyheart.com/about/
Through her organization, bodyheart, Amber Kryzs hopes to motivate women to embrace their bodies. Krysz was inspired by her own process to reach a point of acceptance with her body. Women who have joined her campaign take part in an activity in which they draw hearts on the parts of their bodies they appreciate most. The goal of the campaign is to help women empower one another to fight back against negative influences on body image.
Actress and public personality Geena Davis has made it her goal to promote self-confidence in girls though her organization, which is called The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. See Jane, an extension of the organization, promotes research on the effects that the media has on female self-images. Davis founded the organization after watching television with her young daughter and noticing the lack of positive female role models in the media. Leaders in the entertainment industry meet every two years at the Symposium on Gender in Media to improve gender equality in the media. To bring something like this to our campus, click on the Get Involved tab and learn more about what the organization does for women all over the country.