Women in Entertainment

Women in Entertainment is an American 501c3 nonprofit organization entertainment conference and summit founded in 2015.

## History[edit]

Women in Entertainment (WIE) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2015 by Renee Rossi and Gretchen McCourt[1] in order to focus on the advancement of women in the entertainment industry.[2] They hold events including the annual Women in Entertainment Summit,[3] first held in 2015 in Los Angeles, CA.[4] The first keynote speaker was Geena Davis, who discussed unconscious bias against women as portrayed in family films.[5] Subsequent conference speakers have included SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris in 2017;[6] [7] Friends executive producer Marta Kauffman in 2018;[8] and Patricia Heaton in 2019.[7] During the annual event, female individuals from the American entertainment industry speak about issues in the industry[7] and report on successes of women in the art form,[9] with panels focusing on various subjects.[8]

In 2018 Women in Entertainment partnered with the Television Academy Foundation to create the Women in Television Summit, a complementary event.[10] They have also partnered with other organizations to highlight women-made content, such as documentary festivals[11] in Santa Monica, California.[12] In 2019, Women in Entertainment and Writers Guild of America West co-presented an event series called In Her Words: Spotlight on Women Writers in Film & TV, featuring screenings of films and live interviews.[10][13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 24, 2018). "Women In Entertainment Sets Geena Davis, Raelle Tucker, 'She-Ra', And More For Annual Summit".
2. ^ Robinson, Chauncey K. (November 9, 2017). "Geena Davis fights Hollywood sexism with new technology".
3. ^ "'Wonder Woman:' Patty Jenkins On Similarities Between Chris Pine's Character and Her Father". November 3, 2017.
4. ^ "Catherine Hardwicke: "Be Fearless and Create Your Own" to Combat Hollywood Sexism". The Hollywood Reporter. November 6, 2015.
5. ^ "Geena Davis: Unconscious Bias Is Hurting Women in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. November 14, 2015.
6. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (October 9, 2017). "Patty Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig to Speak at Women in Entertainment 2017 Summit".
7. ^ a b c "Future Is Firmly Female at Women in Entertainment's Summit". The Hollywood Reporter. October 12, 2018.
8. ^ a b "Top Creatives and Execs Inform and Inspire at the 5th Annual Women in Entertainment Summit". The Hollywood Reporter. October 25, 2019.
9. ^ "Patty Jenkins, Greta Gerwig Speak Out at Women in Entertainment Summit". The Hollywood Reporter. November 3, 2017.
10. ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 19, 2018). "Women In Entertainment & TV Academy Foundation Launch Women In Television Summit".
11. ^ "Santa Monica ArcLight Cinemas Launches Women's Documentary Series".
12. ^ Busch, Anita (September 25, 2017). "Women In Entertainment & ArcLight Santa Monica Line Up Female-Led Documentary Series".
13. ^ "WGA, Women in Entertainment Launch New Screening Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 1, 2019.