As a teen girl with a disability, Emily Flores sees no television or movie characters who resemble her. One reason may be the hurdles actresses with disabilities face in getting work.
From her organization, the Loreen Arbus Foundation, to her long list of other philanthropic work, Arbus has committed herself to girls, women and those with disabilities. The latest in the series “My Passion, My Philanthropy.”
“There’s too much of the old mainstream view of all autistics as kids or savants, not enough of us as just weird people doing a variety of things,” says one college student. “Autistic representation is pretty lacking right now.”
Through the ups and downs, we never lost our faith in the power of journalism with integrity to empower women and girls to take their rightful place. Please stay with us in the years ahead.
Feminism’s association with activism is one reason people shy away from it, says Deborah L. Rhode in this excerpt from “What Women Want.” A history of negative media coverage has also fueled this aversion.
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