Move Touch Inspire

The Newsletter for Voice Actors and Creative Freelancers
January 2, 2025

An Idea To Move You

As a middle aged white guy, I am, as our guest today, Christy Harst would say, drenched in privilege. So today I want to start 2025 by shining some light on our amazing, talented, smart, and driven female colleagues.

Privilege by nature begets bias. I don't often see the bias against women in voiceover because I'm not a woman and I don't experience it. But privilege doesn't excuse a lack of awareness of the bias. When you know better, do better.

It's up to everyone in our business, men included, to raise our female colleagues up.

A Thought to Touch You*

"There was a study done of 2,000 women over a 10-year period. And what they discovered was that women are four times more likely to die if they don't express their negative experiences or feelings and that we are currently in a society where women are discouraged from ever saying no. We are only encouraged to say yes. Why? Because men and women for centuries have roles and we see each other within those roles.

And so when you try to take women out of those roles, people don't like it because they have a hard time seeing you in that way. We don't like it when women say no. So when women express themselves authentically, statistically data shows it's not good for them, their mental health and their physical health."

A Quote to Inspire You

*Today's Thought...

...is from this week's content, Advocating for WOMEN in VO: Building Doors with Christy Harst. Today we sit down with the founder of Building Doors, Christy Harst, as she discusses her advocacy for women in voiceover, particularly in male-dominated genres. She shares her personal journey that led to the creation of Building Doors, the challenges women face in the industry, and the importance of male allies. She also touches on the hypocrisy in sports promo, the sexualization of women in sports, and the backlash Christy herself has faced from both men and women. Looking ahead, Christy expresses excitement for the future of Building Doors and the impact it aims to have on the industry.

@buildingdoorsvo on Linkedin and Instagram.

​https://buildingdoorsvo.com​

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