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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Women in the Hollywood Boardroom

    The boardroom is the height of power and influence in Hollywood but at companies like Sony, Viacom and Comcast, women fill only about 18% of the board seats .

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 26, 2015 • 1 min read

    The boardroom is the height of power and influence in Hollywood but at companies like Sony, Viacom and Comcast, women fill only about 18% of the board seats.

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    Women in Hollywood Boardrooms, and J.G. Ballard's Punk Rock Influence
    1. 0:00Obama Aims to Reduce Testing Time for Students
    2. 9:18School Testing in L.A.
    3. 18:26TV Roundup: 'Empire' Introduces A New Character
    4. 27:48Women in the Hollywood BoardroomYou’re reading this
    5. 38:03J.G. Ballard's Punk Influence
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Women in Hollywood Boardrooms, and J.G. Ballard's Punk Rock Influence
    1. 0:00Obama Aims to Reduce Testing Time for Students
    2. 9:18School Testing in L.A.
    3. 18:26TV Roundup: 'Empire' Introduces A New Character
    4. 27:48Women in the Hollywood BoardroomYou’re reading this
    5. 38:03J.G. Ballard's Punk Influence
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand