Carol Jenkins is President
of The Women's Media Center and a Founding Member of its Board of Directors. She is also a board member of
AMREF/USA. An Emmy
award-winning former news anchor and correspondent who covered presidential
politics as well as international issues, Ms. Jenkins leads the Women’s Media
Center’s online publication and its advocacy initiatives. She is a national
spokeswoman for women and the media, arguing the case for inclusion of
women throughout the media: in ownership positions, at the highest levels of
management and creativity, as well as the telling of women's stories
in television and film, radio, print, and online. As president of the
Women’s Media Center, Ms. Jenkins has testified before the FCC, and written
about what she calls The
Invisible Majority—the
51 percent of the population (women) who occupy only 3 percent of
"clout" positions in media. As a media and political analyst,
she has appeared as a guest and in debates at top national
outlets.
Kristof and WuDunn offer an important message. But we have our own invisibles: mostly women of color who face staggering obstacles to health care and remain economically disadvantaged.
