Women still making strides
October 27, 2008

I breathed a huge sigh of relief last week when our biggest ever Women Elite section shipped to the printer after weeks of work.

This was a tough one, not because it was hard to find women to include, but because there are so many worthy executives across the major studios, independent suppliers and retail.

There was much discussion, prior to our decision to go ahead with the Women Elite for the third year and as we contacted executives to let them know they’d be included, about whether there is any longer a need to recognize women in the home entertainment industry separate from their male counterparts.

But I’m glad we did it. The fact that our number of honorees grew by 50% shows that women are still claiming senior jobs in the industry at a faster rate than in the past.

So, congratulations to every one of our Women Elite. And a special thanks to VB’s own elite women, without whom the section would not have been possible: Susanne Ault, Mary Bradley, Linda Buckley-Bruno, Cheryl Cheng, Samantha Clark, Andi Elliott, Jessica Ichien, Natalie Longman, Jennifer Netherby, Jennifer Rzepka, Cindy Spielvogel and Wendy Wilson.

Posted by Marcy Magiera on October 27, 2008 | Comments (0)