There - dismayed by the way women were presented in front of the camera - she realized she needed to do more work behind the camera.
She then moved to Hollywood to pursue acting, quickly landing roles in TV and film including Mad Men, LIFE, In the Valley of Elah, Rent and Something’s Gotta Give. Most recently, Jennifer has focused her energies on helping individuals recognize their power as consumers and citizens to right wrongs in the media and beyond.Īfter graduating with honors from Stanford University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Jennifer worked in Africa and Latin America, helping women entrepreneurs create their own socially and environmentally responsible businesses. The eldest of four girls (Jennifer lost her elder sister Stacey in an accident when they were kids), Jennifer dedicates her time and energy to helping our most vulnerable. And these are boys who if they don't deal with their social and emotional well-being are going to become adult men who end up running social institutions and perpetuating cycles of damage, pain, escapism and violence that will only contribute to an unhealthy culture, a toxic culture, and the inequity and injustices that we are currently experiencing.Īn advocate for women, girls, and their families, Jennifer Siebel Newsom uses her skills as a filmmaker, speaker, and CEO of the non-profit social action organization to uncover the glaring injustices we live with every day yet fail to adequately see and ultimately change. They're more likely to be prescribed prescription medications, become alcoholics, abuse drugs, be depressed, commit violent crimes, and/or take their own lives.Īs the mother of a 2-year old son who cares about not just my son but future generations, I want "The Mask You Live In" to really awaken people's consciousness to what's really going on with our boys and men. Boys compared to girls are more likely to drop out of school and not graduate from even high school. And if you look at the boy crisis that's going on in America, it's clear that we need to do something about our boys and their social and emotional well-being. And we kind of left the boys and men behind. Over the past few decades, there's been a lot of emphasis in our culture on empowering women and girls. In particular, we analyze the boy crisis in America that's unique to American masculinity, and this narrative that our young boys in America are fed about what it is to be a man. This is for private home viewing purposes only."The Mask You Live In" is a documentary which looks at the socialization of our boys to extremes of masculinity like dominance, power, control, and aggression, at the expense of empathy, care, and collaboration. No public performance rights, including classroom screenings, included. The Mask You Live In ultimately illustrates how we, as a society, can raise a healthier generation of boys and young men. These gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and young men must navigate to become “real” men.Įxperts in neuroscience, psychology, sociology, sports, education, and media also weigh in, offering empirical evidence of the “boy crisis” and tactics to combat it. Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve conflicts through violence. Subtitles/Captions may be turned on in the player for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Serbia, Spanish, and Swedish. The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity.