Geena Davis
Image courtesy of Kids in the House.

By Betsy Galchutt, Entertainment Reporter

Kids in the House
Image courtesy of Kids in the House

Academy Award winning actor and all around Renaissance woman Geena Davis is taking on a new role with her recently released video series with Kids in the House!

The proud mother of three has released a total of 15 videos, which will be showcased on the Red Carpet Report daily. The videos cover a range of insights from Ms. Davis, including ideas on parenting tips to navigating the entertainment industry at large.

In the seventh video below, you’ll hear about male-to-female ratios found in family entertainment. Ms. Davis talks about the imbalance of strong female characters and the negative implications that can be derived from female characters that exist solely as eye candy. What do you think? Share your insights in the comments section!

About Geena Davis

Geena Davis
Image courtesy of Kids in the House.

Geena Davis is an Academy Award winning actor and starred in such popular films as Beetlejuice, Thelma & Louise, and A League of Their Own.  In addition to her busy family life, Ms. Davis is a member of Mensa and enjoys archery, and even qualified for Olympic trials. She is also the founder of the non-profit Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which engages film and television creators to dramatically increase the percentages of female characters – and reduce gender stereotyping – in media made for children 11 and under.

“Whether the target audience is male or female, there should be women in there doing interesting things, having leadership positions and being a part of the world that’s created.” –Geena Davis, on her collaboration with Kids in the House.

For more information about the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media, click below.

From Kids in the House

Kids in the House is an educational website about parenting. Our goal is to help parents and caregivers become better at parenting by educating, inspiring and entertaining. The 8,000 videos on our website feature interviews with the top experts in parenting, including physicians, psychologists, researchers, educators and best-selling authors, as well as leaders of national organizations. Our videos also feature parents who have dealt with particular issues and can share their hard-earned wisdom.

For more information about Kids in the House, check out the links below.