Georgia Today
As Executive Director of Women’s Voices Now, Heidi Basch-Harod leads a global team committed to promoting girls’ and women’s rights through the power of film. She also oversees Girls’ Voices Now, the organization’s Emmy Award-winning youth mentorship and media program, and collaborates with an international network of volunteers for the WVN Film Festival, helping to source and assess documentaries centered on women’s rights issues from around the world.
GEORGIA TODAY spoke with Heidi, alongside WVN jury member Michelle Gagnon, in this two-part interview to learn more about the organization’s work and vision.
Is there a sense that today women’s voices are being heard more now, or not enough?
I think that women’s voices are being heard louder than ever, but still not enough. And certainly not consistently in every country or geographic region. The bigger question is: What does or doesn’t happen when women’s voices are heard? In some cases, we have films that have led to legislative and even cultural change. In other cases, we see how injustice continues with impunity.
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