The announcement for a new photography exhibit drifted my way late last week, and it wasn’t until this morning that I finally took at look at it. When I did, I realized that it’s a pretty cool exhibit and that there might be some of you who would be interested in checking it out. It’s called “Female Gender Stereotypes in Our Contemporary Media” and runs May 5 to June 30, 2006 at the International House (3701 Chestnut Street). There is an opening reception on Thursday, May 11th from 5-8 pm.

This is what they have to say about it:

Female gender stereotypes are pervasive in all forms of today’s media and usually work to the disadvantage of girls and women. In early 2006, MYX: Multicultural Youth eXchange explored this topic with students from Barratt Middle School, Abington Friends School and University City High School using examples from television, magazines, movies, pop music, cartoons and video games.

The resulting photography exhibit of male and female portraits illustrates how these stereotypical images affect the way in which young people relate to girls and women in our society.

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