Websites That Promote Female Empowerment and Positive Discussions About Gender

While I find it important to discuss the social implications of women in the media and society, it must be noted that there is a vast amount of sites that promote healthy discussion about gender issues and female empowerment. 

I Am That Girl (See clip above): A non-profit organization that promotes women to explore their inner worth, purpose, and positive discussion of issues that women face in society.  I Am That Girl's purpose is that they want to promote healthy female body images and empowerment: 

"The media plays a dominant role in influencing girls' perceptions of the world around them, as well as helping them to define their sense of self. The current state of negative media is a global health crisis for girls' causing mental, physical and emotional illness. We seek to be the solution. By building community and providing girls with a space to consume healthy media, we can silence their crippling self-doubt long enough for girls to think for themselves, discover thier voice and speak their truth. This community that provokes meaningful and mindful conversations enables girls to have a higher sense of self worth."

HelloGiggles: Is an online community that encourages women to have fun, but also attentive to gender issues in the media. The website is founded by actress Zooey Deschanel, Sophia Rossi and Molly MCaleer. "Hellogiggles.com is the ultimate entertainment destination for smart, independent and creative females."

Gurl.com: This website's demographic targets the teenagers: "We have the news that you care about, answer questions about teen issues going on in your life, and give you tons of ways to have fun. Learn important facts about your body and body issues and how to deal with everyday girl issues. Play games, ask a teen expert questions, talk to other girls, and learn the facts about what's going on in your life. 

Gender roles and depictions of female body images in the media can prove to be distorted, but these websites try to capitalize on encouraging women to confident, conscientious women. I would find it interesting to examine the content of these websites further to see variations on the discussion on femininity and gender roles. 

Resources: I Am That Girl, HelloGiggles, Gurl.Com