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The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

Name: The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things
Director: Sarah Moshman
Released: 2017
Duration: 99 min

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Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

2017

TV-PG

Director

Sarah Moshman

Runtime

99 minutes

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The documentary focuses on gender representation, using an all-female creative team to highlight female perspectives. By documenting a journey of professional ambition, it successfully counters the cliché of male-dominated leadership. While the film excels in gender representation, its multi-layered depth is less clear. The lack of specific data regarding racial composition and LGBTQ+ identities prevents a higher score in those categories. Ultimately, the project serves as a tool for elevating female voices and challenging historical professional dominance, even if its breadth of diverse identities remains unverified.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film highlights professional ambition and non-traditional career paths. Although it doesn't include explicit LGBTQ narratives or romantic relationships, the framework hints at an openness to diverse identities.

How does The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things portray gender?

Excellent

This documentary centers around 17 female leaders, challenging traditional workplace structures. It emphasizes female intellect and strength as key drivers of the narrative.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things?

Fair

The cross-country journey suggests a broad scope across various industries. However, the specific racial makeup of the featured leaders is not detailed.

How does The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques institutional barriers by framing success through a personal lens. It promotes individual empowerment and challenges rigid, conservative expectations of traditional career paths.

Does The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not address subjects navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. The narrative does not include disability representation.

Present on Screen

The film effectively challenges traditional gender hierarchies by focusing on female leadership and professional ability to act.
An all-female creative team ensures the narrative is driven by authentic female perspectives.
The documentary tackles traditional workplace structures and the fear of professional failure.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks specific evidence regarding the racial and ethnic diversity of its subjects.
There is no clear representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives within the text.
The documentary does not address disability or neurodivergent experiences.

Official Synopsis

The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things is the incredible journey of 5 female filmmakers driving across America to encourage, empower, and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their career ambitions. Driving over 7,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, the documentary spotlights 17 positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries. Along the way, these filmmakers relay the candid insight on how these women define their success, what it takes to be a woman in their position, and valuable advice on how to improve the female role in the workplace. In celebration of the all-female focus in front of and behind the camera, the filmmakers turned the cameras on themselves, capturing their transformational journey. Created for women by women, they challenge the audience to ask themselves, "What would you do if you weren't afraid to fail?"

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