National Democratic Institute & New York Women in Film & Television Present:
Representation Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Leadership in Politics and the Media

Join NDI & NYWIFT for this incredible panel that will focus on addressing the power imbalances and gender gap in politics and the media caused by excluding and biased representation. These often male-dominated mechanisms – e.g. media production hiring practices and party candidate selection committees – mean that women are shut out of the storytelling and policymaking processes, therefore they are not in control of their own narrative and empowerment. A globally representative panel of political leaders, media experts and producers will be asked to discuss why representation matters, and provide examples of initiatives across the media and politics which promote a more diverse and intersectional environment.

Speakers include Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer at MTV Networks and other media and political leaders to be announced.

Please register at least 24 hours prior to the event.

IMPORTANT Registration Guidance:

1. Register for the CSW65 Forum on Eventbrite through the NYWIFT website

2. Once registered on Eventbrite, you will receive an email to create an NGO CSW Pathable account. Pathable is the hosting platform for the event. It may take several hours for this email to arrive.

3. Following that email you will create a password for your NGO CSW Pathable account, which will give you access to register for our panel by entering the above panel name into the search bar.

Please note: You MUST complete the three above steps in order to register for the event.

(See NYWIFT website for links)