Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. – The Mercy College
women’s lacrosse and field hockey teams participated in an
educational session and discussion with over 30 Girl Scouts and
their parents last week in which the student-athletes imparted
their experiences and leadership to the young girls.
The Girl Scouts and women’s lacrosse student-athletes viewed
the acclaimed documentary Miss Representation and participated in a
discussion, addressing studies that have shown American teenagers
to spend as many as 31 hours a week watching television, 17 hours
listening to music, 3 hours watching movies, 4 hours reading
magazines and 10 hours online, which all adds up to 10 hours and 45
minutes of media consumption a day. Miss
Representation’s curriculum gives media literacy a
much-needed gender focus, asking girls and boys to think about the
effects of the images they see—particularly the ways media
affects women’s and girls’ ability to see themselves
and be seen by others as leaders in society.
After a 15-minute break, the women’s lacrosse players further
mingled with the Girl Scouts to talk about their experiences at
Mercy and the opportunities the College’s Division II sports
programs offer. A small group discussion facilitated by Mercy
faculty with debrief questions rounded out the session, and a
campus tour ended the day.
Provided by the Mercy Sports Information Department.
