After having starred in a couple of the most notorious feminist films of the 1990s, these days Geena Davis' net worth is being focused on giving women new opportunities in the film industry, as the Oscar winner sets her own project.
In a time where women everywhere discuss whether or not they are feminists as the word has become entangled with a man-hating movement, the actress who has made Geena Davis' net worth as high as it is by playing strong female characters stands up for her gender in an attempt to give more opportunities to female filmmakers outside of Hollywood.
While these days she's focusing on her new film festival, the fact is that for many years Geena Davis' net worth has strongly gone for the gender equality cause, as the 59 year-old actress has been a part of several efforts towards the issue in the past, even launching The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media back in 2007.
The primary focus of this Institute is the creation of a program that works alongside the entertainment industry to increase the presence of female characters in media (particularly for children) and to end the portrayal of female stereotypes.
According to U.S. News & World Report, these days Geena Davis' net worth is dedicated to giving women a chance in a new film festival focused on women filmmaker, aimed at giving them a chance to get their films into theaters.
While the effort didn't come solely from Geena Davis' net worth (she certainly had a few corporate sponsors), the Oscar-winning actress was recently promoting her diversity-friendly festival in Bentonville, Arkansas, where around 75 films were showed - and the winning entries will actually get distribution in theaters, digital media, television and DVD, something unheard of in the business.
Entertainment Weekly reports that the Bentonville Film Festival will also see her reunited with an old friend, her "A League of Their Own" co-star Rosie O'Donnell, for a softball match with members of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, the original inspiration for the Tom Hanks film.
Celebrity Net Worth reports that, currently, Geena Davis' net worth stands at $30 million.
