While mass shooters typically share some of the same individual traits, we must name toxic masculinity as a factor that is often overlooked in many public discussions about these events.
Author: The Representation Project
The Representation Project inspires individuals and communities to challenge limiting gender stereotypes and shift norms, using film and media as catalysts for cultural transformation. Jennifer Siebel Newsom founded the organization in 2011, in response to the overwhelming public demand for ongoing education and social action in support of her first film, "Miss Representation." Since then, the Project has released two more films—"The Mask You Live In" and "The Great American Lie"—and launched popular social media activism campaigns such as #NotBuyingIt, #AskHerMore and #RepresentHer.