SheSource.org is an online braintrust of female experts on diverse topics designed to serve journalists, producers and bookers who need female guests and sources. SheSource.org includes spokeswomen from a variety of backgrounds, representing demographic and ethnic diversity as well as expertise in areas, ranging from security, the economy, and politics to law, peacekeeping, humanitarian crisis, and more. 

SheSource.org is the cornerstone of an initiative by The Women's Funding Network, The White House Project and Fenton Communications to foster a more representative public discourse by increasing the number of women whose opinions are reflected in the news media.

On the influential Sunday morning political talk shows, women represent only 14% of guest appearances 
"Who's Talking?" The White House Project, 2005

Despite their growing ranks as experts in fields ranging from national security and military spending to technology and health care, women continue to be drastically underrepresented in the news media as policy shapers and leading voices of authority on critical issues. We've heard from journalists that say the main reason they do not quote women as experts on a range of topics is simply because they do not know how to find them.

SheSource.org closes the gender gap in news coverage by making it easy for journalists to connect with women experts on topics of interest. With a few quick clicks, journalists can find women experts in a variety of fields across the country.

Journalists can search for experts by issue, keyword, name or region using our advanced search tool. A list of women who fit the search criteria will be displayed with a link to their biographies, photos, and video (where available).  Our expert’s full biographies include detailed information about their area of expertise, media experience, background, and contact information.  As a journalist you can sign up for our news advisories with available experts on the week’s news by clicking here. 

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions to see if yours can be answered here.

Media can contact Sarah Bacon at Fenton Communications at 212-584-5000 or sbacon@fenton.com

Experts contact Gillian DiPietro at The White House Project at 212-261-4775 or gdipietro@thewhitehouseproject.org

WOMEN'S FUNDING NETWORK

Founded in 1985, the Women's Funding Network (WFN) is an international organization with over 100 member funds (and 20 associate members) that are committed to improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally and globally. WFN works to strengthen and empower member funds. As a worldwide partnership of women's funds, donors, and allies committed to social justice, and seeks to ensure that women's funds are recognized as the "investment of choice" for people who value the full participation of women and girls.

THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECT

The White House Project, a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization, aims to advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency. By filling the leadership pipeline with a richly diverse, critical mass of women, we make American institutions, businesses and government truly representative. Through multi-platform programs, The White House Project creates a culture where America’s most valuable untapped resource—women—can succeed in all realms.

FENTON COMMUNICATIONS

With more than two decades of experience serving the public interest, Fenton Communications harnesses the full range of multimedia services - from strategic planning and media relations to advertising and online marketing and advocacy - to help our clients protect the environment, improve public health and advance human rights and social justice.