Ending the Objectification of Women: An Interfaith Event Inviting Women to Empower Themselves

In Celebration of Women’s History Month,

The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Invites You to an Open Interfaith Discussion On       

“Ending the Objectification of Women”

This topic will include a review of the critically acclaimed documentary,

“Miss Representation”

 

 Sponsored by the Chicago West Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Auxiliary


Saturday, March 17th, 2012

11:00 am

Masjid Baet-ul-Jaamay

2S 510 Rte. 53 Glen Ellyn, IL. 60137

 

Located 2 blocks north of Butterfield Rd on Rte. 53

 

Please RSVP to the Chicago West Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Auxiliary

Via Phone or Email

Ph. (630) 233-4778

Email: glenellynmosque@gmail.com

Please Note This Event is For Women Only

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About the Documentary Miss Representation:

Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation (90 min; TV-14 DL) uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.

In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman’s value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream media, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors.

Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.