Melissa Silverstein is a marketing consultant, writer and blogger. She is an expert in the area of social media regarding women and Hollywood. Her blog Women & Hollywood has become a respected site for issues related to feminism and pop culture. In 2008, it was named by More Magazine as one of the “blogs to watch,” and in 2009, it was named “Best Hollywood blog” by totalfilm.com.
Over the last several years, Melissa has created social media marketing campaigns and events for a variety of films. Recent films include: Bright Star, The Boys are Back, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, Cheri, Sunshine Cleaning, Last Chance Harvey, Revolutionary Road, Hounddog, The Duchess, A Previous Engagement, Then She Found Me, The Business of Being Born, Becoming Jane, Bend it Like Beckham, The Hours.
She has also worked on several high profile public education campaigns including Take Our Daughters to Work Day and the Pro Choice Public Education Project, and she was the founding project director for The White House Project and prior to that was the chief of Staff at the Ms. Foundation for Women. She is on the advisory boards of the Women’s Media Center and Women, Action & Media (WAM!) and is a member of NY Women in Film and TV.
Her writing has been featured in More Magazine, the Women’s Media Center, wowOwow, Huffington Post, Zoom in Online, Alternet, Ms. Magazine; Swing; ivillage; Oxygen, and Pop & Politics, among others. She is currently working on a book on Women & Hollywood.
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