Comments for Jacki Zehner

Comment on Reflections on Motherhood by Elaine Quinn

Elaine Quinn — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:45 +0000

Jackie, I was one of the women in the audience in Boston. I also am a working mom so fully appreciate the sacrifice of being away from children for work. Please know that your talk was truly inspirational. I am not financially wealthy but do want to find a way to give back to the community. After your talk I have been exploring how I can do that. I am looking at various non-rprofits and trying to learn how I can used my time and skills to help since cash isn’t an option.
Thank you for being so inspirational.

Comment on Why No Wonder Woman? by Charlotte Ferren

Charlotte Ferren — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:37:38 +0000

I KNOW Heidi-Marie Ferren, Miss USO Should play “WONDER WOMAN” She has wanted to since she was a little girl. She has a Masters Degree in Fine Arts. She played “Wonder Woman” on the HBO Series on “Bored to Death” with TED DANSON. She is certified in Sword Fighting and Dagger. She has alway dreamed of being Wonder Woman in The Wonder Woman Movie. Please everyone look her up by just putting her name in the Internet and things will come up about her life. You can look at IMDB and put her name in and also she’s on facebook and you can ask to be her friend by just saying “I think you should play Wonder Woman in the Movies and TV. Love you all and thanks for helping Heidi-Marie Ferren get the role of “WONDER WOMAN”. She has a big heart and serves our Country America and all our American Soldiers. She has been Miss USO since 2009 until present. God bless all of you.

Comment on Why No Wonder Woman? by Shannon Nellis

Shannon Nellis — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:46:00 +0000

Yes! Wonder Woman was my idol as a little girl. Let’s get her on screen! I want to take my little sons to see it so they know about superheroines.

Comment on My Washington Trip! – Tiffany Circle by WandaLou Mcinturff

WandaLou Mcinturff — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:36:29 +0000

In the 80′s I drove through a town called Spencer West Virginia and on the court house lawn there was a statue in dedication to a woman named, “Ruby Bradley”. It stated that she was the most highly decorated woman in US Military history. At that time, the internet showed her as participating in military speeches on the White House lawn and with many Presidents. She was called, “The Angel of Bataan”. She passed quietly a few years ago in Spencer. No one seems to know of her.

Comment on Do Women on Wall Street Help Other Women? by Susan Bratton

Susan Bratton — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:46:39 +0000

Jackie – Your email brought back some painful memories. All of what you say is so true. I left Wall Street, in part, because I got tired of that part of the game. Being pushed into serving on “Diversity” committees that got absolutely no support from senior management in many instances. And, yet, if one refused sitting on such a committee (or resigning as in my case) that person was not a “team player.”. It has not changed at all in 25 years…..sadly.

Comment on Making Marriage Simple and more… by Carmen Mercer

Carmen Mercer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:39:05 +0000

Don’t wait for a relationship to work out on their own because relationships take work. However, it takes considerable effort on both sides for it to work. A counsellor’s job is to only validate the couple’s words and feelings and transform it into something positive.

Comment on MAKERS: Women Who Make America TONIGHT!!!!! by LLO

LLO — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:38:44 +0000

I watched Makers last night. Very powerful. I am buying the DVD to watch again. After all my years of hearing about women’s issues, this time the stories hit a nerve in me.
I had an “ah ha” moment and realized that I hadn’t been able to allow myself to feel and understand the instances of discrimination when they were happening to me. All I knew at those moments was that I was being put down and I needed to shrug it off. ( My Dad put me down quite a bit as a way of building my brother up, so I became expert at the shrugging off)
Thank you for supporting this program and sharing with me.

Comment on One Billion Rising – February 14th by Susan Kraft

Susan Kraft — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:41:42 +0000

1 in 3 is a disgusting number. What’s more horrifying to me, personally, is how long it took me to wake up. I was numb to how I lived in fear and that living like that was not OK.
I thought I was living a strong life, being the first woman to do many things in work and in education.

I didn’t want anyone to know I was raped at 17 or lived with someone who beat me. I thought I was careless and didn’t navigate the world properly.
I thought the beatings were my fault. I argued too much.
I thought the rape was my fault. I stayed out too late drinking with friends.

It’s hard to wake up to your own distorted sense of reality. I want to go back in time and make justice for what happened to me, or at least not take blame for being victimized.

Events like 1 Billion Rising help to wake up the world. I owe it to myself. You don’t have to be disgusted with how things are. I don’t want to feel disgusted about the past anymore. We can change the world.

Comment on “Exploring The Barriers and Opportunities For Independent Women Filmmakers” by Elizabeth Garrett

Elizabeth Garrett — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:20:19 +0000

Hey Jacki, I have a good friend, Megumi Sasaki who is an award winning documentary film maker (see Herb and Dorothy ) She has just launched her second and followup doc to Herb and Dorothy, called Herb and Dorothy 50×50, about NYC art collectors, one a librarian and the other a postal worker. Great philanthropic and human interest story. Megumi is a great resource for you!

Comment on “Exploring The Barriers and Opportunities For Independent Women Filmmakers” by Ruth Ann Harnisch

Ruth Ann Harnisch — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:25:57 +0000

Thank you, Jacki, for your leadership on this front.
Your investments in independent cinema and your board service at the Sundance Institute make a measurable difference.
Together, men and women can work to change the ratio.