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[01/16/18 - 10:02 AM]
PBS Announces "#MeToo, Now What?" (w.t.) New Half-hour, Five-Part Series Premiering February 2018
Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, hosts the series, premiering Friday, February 2 at 8:30/7:30c.

[via press release from PBS]

PBS Announces #METOO, NOW WHAT? New Half-hour, Five-Part Series Premiering February 2018

- Executive Editor and Host Zainab Salbi Goes Beyond the Headlines About Sexual Harassment to Ask How We Got Here and How We Move Forward -

PASADENA, CA, January 16, 2018 - PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger today announced at the Television Critics Association #METOO, NOW WHAT?, a new five-part, half-hour series hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, premiering Friday, February 2, at 8:30 pm (check local listings).

In the current moment, when sexual harassment is at the forefront of the national conversation, #METOO, NOW WHAT? aims to take the discussion to another level, engaging both women and men from all generations and walks of life in dialogue about these difficult issues. With the goal of making sense of these tumultuous times, the series seeks to answer this: How did we get here and how can we use this moment to effect positive and lasting change?

Each episode will focus on an aspect of sexual harassment, and will include reporting from Salbi both in the field and in studio as she facilitates open and authentic conversations that penetrate to the heart of the matter. While each episode will stand alone, the weekly in-depth and thoughtful conversations will build on and inform each other. Topics to be explored include the impact of popular culture on women in the workplace, how race and class factor into the discussion, the social costs of pay inequity and gender discrimination, how men can be engaged in this discussion, and, ultimately, how we begin to chart a path forward.

#ME TOO, NOW WHAT? will draw from a range of guests, including women and men of all ages, races and economic groups - and ordinary citizens from across the nation. Salbi will also welcome activists, journalists, celebrities and leaders from the worlds of media, academics, business, arts, entertainment, fashion and advertising.

"#METOO, NOW WHAT? will offer a much-needed space for honest conversation around this issue," said Beth Hoppe, PBS Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming. "This series will provide context and perspective from a wide range of voices, with the goal of moving towards healing and understanding."

"In order for this conversation to create true cultural change, we must talk with the man on the street, in our lives, our colleagues and friends," said Salbi. "Equally, we need to have the conversation with the women in our lives to examine why, when we've seen sexual misconduct, we've often looked the other way when it didn't impact us directly."

About Zainab Salbi

People Magazine named her one of the "25 Women Changing the World" in 2016, Foreign Policy named her as one of the "100 Leading Global Thinkers," Fast Company identified her as one of 100 "The Most Creative People in Business," and Arabian Business named her "#1 Most Influential Arab Woman In The World." At the age of 23, Salbi founded Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization dedicated to serving women survivors of wars by offering support, tools and access to life-changing skills to move from crisis and poverty to stability and economic self-sufficiency. Under her leadership as CEO (1993-2011), the organization grew from helping 30 women to more than 400,000 women in eight conflict areas. It also distributed more than $100 million in direct aid and micro credit loans that involved more than 1.7 million family members. In October 2015, Salbi launched "The Nida'a Show," a groundbreaking talk show dedicated to addressing and inspiring women in the Arab world (www.nidaashow.com). The show started with the historic first interview in the Arab world with Oprah Winfrey (Winfrey had featured Zainab 10 times on her own show) and featured women and men from all walks of life in addition to global and Arab celebrities. In November 2016, Salbi launched "The Zainab Salbi Project," an original global series in collaboration with Huffington Post and AOL, in which she travels the world shedding light on global issues through the incredible personal stories of people who are struggling, surviving and thriving in a sea of conflict. Salbi is the author of several books including the best-seller Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. She is currently the editor at large at Women in the World.

Funding is provided PBS.

Produced by WOMEN IN THE WORLD MEDIA, LLC for PBS.

Co-produced by Public Square Media, Inc.

Executive editor and host: Zainab Salbi

Executive producer: Gina Kim

Co-executive producer: Suzanne Hayward

Creative director: Ahmer Kalam

Executive in charge: Robert Clauser

Production executives: Judy Doctoroff and Sally Roy

About Women in the World Media

A subsidiary of Tina Brown Live Media, Women in the World is the only media and network company delivering urgent, relevant news, narrative and commentary through the lens of smart women. Women in the World Media's global network of women journalists present personal stories online or on stages around the world, from DC to Delhi to Dubai. These women, and the men who champion them, range from CEOs and world leaders to artists, activists, peacemakers, and firebrand dissidents. The flagship event, the New York Summit, is now in its ninth year, at New York City's Lincoln Center. For more information on Women in the World Media, please visit: www.WomenintheWorld.com.

About PBS

PBS, with nearly 350 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million people through television and nearly 28 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS' broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry's most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that PBS' premier children's media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV - including a new 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices.





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