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Geena Davis Talks About "Women and Girls Lead"

Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis helped launch ITVS's Women and Girls Lead campaign at the PBS Annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. During the conference, Davis discussed her own work on gender discrimination in media, as well as ITVS's multi-year initiative, Women and Girls Lead, aimed at supporting women and girls' leadership through independent films.

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