WRITING
Vogue Magazine - "Today, more than 190 countries are gathering in Paris for the world’s largest summit on climate change, with the hope of reaching a historic agreement to address global warming. These 13 women are on the front line."
iD - I'm new to learning about the degradation of our planet, and even the basics make me feel off kilter. I just read that we've killed roughly half of the world's non-human animal population and we've destroyed half the world's forests since 1970.
Vogue Australia - "Over the past 10 years, I’ve come to see modeling not as an endpoint but as a starting point. Not as a pinnacle, or ideal, but as a seed for conversation. Modeling is no better or worse than many other professions, but it is more obvious, more accessible." 1/16/2013
Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders in Public Art Blog Salon - "People who are traditionally considered politically marginalized often illuminate sites of equality and of hope. Their stories of effecting change from the margins are especially relevant as an increasing majority of Americans find themselves marginalized from our political and economic systems.
Huffington Post - “Women are often worried about how they look and that’s not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth.” 05/10/2013
Huffington Post - "When women and other marginalized groups do get access [to the media], they often have to fit into a narrow definition of what the people in charge are looking for. Women are more likely to be portrayed as victims when they get news coverage, and are more likely to be depicted wearing sexy clothing when they are cast in Hollywood’s leading roles." 4/2/2013
CNN - "The rise of the Internet and the camera phone have started to change what stories are accessible. And we now have the ability to build more participatory media structures. The Internet often comes up with good answers to difficult questions. So I ask: How can we build media platforms accessible to a diversity of content creators?" 2/17/2013