The Healthy Media for Youth Act - HR 4925 - promotes healthy media messages about girls and women. But these messages wouldn't benefit JUST girls and women - they would benefit everyone!

We are all exposed to more media than ever before. But have you noticed that most of the images of women we see on a daily basis can be really negative and unhealthy? All of us, particularly our youth, would benefit from seeing healthier and more positive messages about girls and women! Positive messages could foster high self-esteem, positive body image, healthy relationships, and highlight strong female role models. Who wouldn't support that?!

Even better, the Healthy Media for Youth Act has bipartisan support: the lead sponsors of the bill are Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)!

OK OK, so what does the bill (HR 4925!) actually do?!
The Healthy Media for Youth Act would:
1. Establish grants for media literacy programs and youth empowerment groups
2. Facilitate research on how depictions of women and girls in the media impact the health of youth
3. Create a National Task Force on Women and Girls in the Media that will develop voluntary standards for promoting healthier media images of girls and women.

Join Girl Scouts in being a voice for girls on Capitol Hill and support the Healthy Media for Youth Act!!!

Want to get involved?It's easy! Just visit the Girl Scouts Advocacy Network at www.girlscouts4girls.org and send a letter to your Representative in support of H.R. 4925!
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The Healthy Media for Youth Act - HR 4925 - promotes healthy media messages about girls and women. But these messages wouldn't benefit JUST girls and women - they would benefit everyone!

We are all exposed to more media than ever before. But have you noticed that most of the images of women we see on a daily basis can be really negative and unhealthy? All of us, particularly our youth, would benefit from seeing healthier and more positive messages about girls and women! Positive messages... (read more)