--- title: "11 Women Media Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Women Media quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Women Media sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/selah-louise-marley-15032_black-women_i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-bl_2065898.jpg" --- > [I think, a lot of times, the image that black women have in the media is quite negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selah-louise-marley/i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-black-women-have-in-the-media/) [Selah Louise Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selah-louise-marley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/selah-louise-marley-15032_black-women_i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-bl_2065898.jpg) > [Women are often only in the media to be victimised or objectified](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-criado-perez/women-are-often-only-in-the-media-to-be-victimised-or-objectified/) [Caroline Criado-Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-criado-perez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/caroline-criado-perez-55416_media_women-are-often-only-in-the-media-to-be_1392044.jpg) > [We know already there is not enough representation of dark-skinned women in the media - that's just a fact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-anne-pinnock/we-know-already-there-is-not-enough-representation-of-dark-skinned/) [Leigh-Anne Pinnock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-anne-pinnock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/leigh-anne-pinnock-4927_enough_we-know-already-there-is-not-enough-repr_1727997.jpg) > [For the past 21 years, I've been privileged to be part of an amazing organization called the International Women's Media Foundation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-woodruff/for-the-past-21-years-i-ve-been-privileged-to-be-part-of-an-amazing/) [Judy Woodruff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-woodruff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/judy-woodruff-4310_foundation_for-the-past-21-years-i-ve-been-privileg_2607696.png) > [When the #MeToo movement started and went viral, it was everyday people all around the world. The fact that the stories continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tarana-burke/when-the-metoo-movement-started-and-went-viral-it-was-everyday-people/) [Tarana Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tarana-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/tarana-burke-7738_around-the-world_when-the-metoo-movement-started-and-went_314420.jpg) > [In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charli-xcx/in-the-90s-there-was-always-this-continuous-pitting-of-women-against/) [Charli XCX](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charli-xcx/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/charli-xcx-1863_always_in-the-90s-there-was-always-this-continu_1941801.jpg) > [We've seen how the power of supporting women in media can deeply affect culture and inspire a new generation of courageous trailblazers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ash/we-ve-seen-how-the-power-of-supporting-women-in-media-can-deeply/) [Lauren Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/lauren-ash-9444_culture_we-ve-seen-how-the-power-of-supporting-w_1012789.jpg) > [People don't understand the tyranny of media. The few women that the media will allow in have to think about male approval…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-dworkin/people-don-t-understand-the-tyranny-of-media-the-few-women-that-the/) [Andrea Dworkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-dworkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/andrea-dworkin-1998_media_people-don-t-understand-the-tyranny-of-m_2409336.png) > [There's this belief with no merit that media with women at the center applies only to women, but media with men at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilana-glazer/there-s-this-belief-with-no-merit-that-media-with-women-at-the-center/) [Ilana Glazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilana-glazer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/ilana-glazer-15509_belief_there-s-this-belief-with-no-merit-that-m_2542552.jpg) > [I think it's important to present role models for young women coming up. I really do believe you can't be what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-banks/i-think-it-s-important-to-present-role-models-for-young-women-coming/) [Elizabeth Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/elizabeth-banks-10648_being-true_i-think-it-s-important-to-present-role-m_557485.jpg) > [We Americans forget or rewrite even our recent history, and accomplishments of any group not pale and male have tended to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-morgan/we-americans-forget-or-rewrite-even-our-recent-history-and/) [Robin Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/robin-morgan-9036_history_we-americans-forget-or-rewrite-even-our_2403501.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-media/#itemlist", "name": "Women Media Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think, a lot of times, the image that black women have in the media is quite negative.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Selah Louise Marley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selah-louise-marley/i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-black-women-have-in-the-media/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/selah-louise-marley-15032_black-women_i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-bl_2065898.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/selah-louise-marley-15032_black-women_i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-bl_2065898.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/selah-louise-marley-15032_black-women_i-think-a-lot-of-times-the-image-that-bl_2065898.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think, a lot of times, the image that black women have in the media is quite negative.” — Selah Louise Marley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Women are often only in the media to be victimised or objectified", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Caroline Criado-Perez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-criado-perez/women-are-often-only-in-the-media-to-be-victimised-or-objectified/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/caroline-criado-perez-55416_media_women-are-often-only-in-the-media-to-be_1392044.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/caroline-criado-perez-55416_media_women-are-often-only-in-the-media-to-be_1392044.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/caroline-criado-perez-55416_media_women-are-often-only-in-the-media-to-be_1392044.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Women are often only in the media to be victimised or objectified” — Caroline Criado-Perez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We know already there is not enough representation of dark-skinned women in the media - 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