From network presidents to CMOs to a WNBA star, Variety‘s Power of Women Summit Presented by Lifetime brought together more than two dozen women with remarkable achievements to talk shop, share war stories and take stock of gender dynamics in the entertainment industry.Here are 10 key takeaways from the daylong summit that coincides with the Sept.
30 publication of Variety‘s annual Power of Women issue and dinner event highlighting prominent women in the industry and their philanthropic endeavors.1) Use Your PowerKeynote speaker Marlee Matlin waited until all the elements were right for her to commit to starring in “Coda,” the Apple TV Plus movie about a young woman facing a decision as she reaches adulthood about leaving her deaf parents behind to run their struggling fishing business.
Matlin, an Oscar winner for 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God,” drew a line when it came to the casting of the character of Frank,
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