karen: today on "cityline," a guide featuring 94 women of color in leadership. plus, the new documentary "he named me malala." hello. i' m karen holmes ward. welcome to "cityline." fiorina are locked into political battles in their own parties, each hoping to emerge as nominee for the highest office in the land, president of the united states, but it is at the local level, where

women are most in leadership. "pf rofiles of color" is a collaboration for the -- between the center of women in politics and the women' s pipeline for change. here to tell us about it, a director at the center, and the executive director of mass vote and executive director of the women' s pipeline for change. let' s talk about the development of this publication. where did the idea come from? >> the women' s pipeline for change had an event to celebrate the number of women who had been elected. our organization realized there had never been any documentation of all the women of color who had been elected. we decided it was really

publication that would do that. there are two stories we are trying to tell . one is a story of gross underrepresentation of women of color in our electoral system. the other is a story of amazing contributions, courageous women who dared to run when many people were telling them -- karen: don' you can' t do it. 94 women of color in this number compared to males. >> it is low. if you look at the massachusetts state legislature -- we went back to 1870, when the legislature took the current configuration it has now, of senators and reps. what we found was there have only been working women of color elected since 1870, there are 2500 other individuals

who had in elected. been elected. we need to bring these women into office and into the public conversation. karen: we see some of the women represented over my shoulder. what are some of the barriers women face in politics in the bay state? tell us what some of the barriers are that women are about -- up against? >> women don' t feel confident, the level of confidence needed where they will run. s how the pipeline came about, which is a coalition of organizations that came together to build sustainable infrastructure to sit work women -- to support women. their families, things of that

support system in place, then going out and finding these women in the community. our grassroots women, soccer moms, who really have their ear to the ground in what' s going on in the school system. those are the women we are looking to bring into the fold and help them understand there is a place for them at the ballot box, on the ballot, in particular. >> and financing a campaign is also a huge barrier, isn' t it? >> absolutely. campaign finance reform is greatly needed for everybody. many times, the very people we need to run cannot afford to run. it is very expensive. karen: left me ask you what may be an obvious question. -- let me ask you what may be an obvious question.

>> women can bring a different perspective to the table. they come to decisions quicker and get the job done. they are very inclusive. >> i would just add that the women of color who have been elected to office, if you look at their track record legislatively, we see them as champions of quality education in our public schools, championing homes for the homeless, affordable housing, good jobs for women and their families and men at good wages. if we don' t bring women of color into the legislature or the local city council, we are not going to have those experiences translated into public policy that are really needed by everyone. karen: you talk about taking issues from the home into government. women generally may be more likely to champion issues around

maternity leave, planned parenthood, women' s rights in general, those kinds of things that impact over half of the electorate. >> especially since they seem to be on the table all the time. who is governing our bodies? women bring a perspective on why that is not even necessary. karen: let me turn the cameras on us. does media scrutiny of women who run for political office often dissuade women from getting into the game? >> absolutely. you will always hear about what the woman has on, how is her hair fixed, what kind of earrings is she wearing. you never hear that about men. we are scrutinized .

men are not. >> i agree totally. it definitely goes beyond appearance. people are always questioning women' s competence. that happens with the media and with the public in general. people are seem to be willing to consider men who have very little qualifications, yet when a woman candidate comes forward, they want to know, well, what makes her think she can do this job? there definitely is a different level of scrutiny, message -- not just about appearance, but about qualifications to govern. karen: we will leave with that well-known philosopher, beyonce, and that song, "who runs the world?" >> girls! >> young women. >> this is one of our main messages, reaching out to the next generation of women

leaders. that' s what our center is about. we want the experiences of these veteran women to speak to the younger generation coming up and tell them, you can do it. karen: thank you. the center for women and politics in public policy celebrates their 20th anniversary in october. you can learn more about that event at wcvb.com. coming up, one documentary follows an extraordinary young quality.

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because of her vocal activism for women' s rights and education. now 18, malala is known as a global hero, having received the nobel peace rise -- prize and founded the malala fund. one documentary follows her in her journey. >> after a girl who was spoke out and killed -- yo u named her after a girl who was spoke out and killed, almost daring her to be different. >> i' m just 17. i' m still a teenager. >> this is very bad. >> the experience i had. my father only gave me the name "malala."

there is a moment where you have to choose whether to be silent or to stand up. the taliban said no growth will go to school -- no girl will go to school. they thought that the bullet with silence us. >> nobody thought she would survive. >> but i am the same malala. i tell my story not because it is unique. it is the story of many girls. >> the nobel peace prize is to be awarded to malala yousafzai. >> realize the importance of life. the importance of our voice. let us stick up our books and our hands. they are our most powerful weapons.

karen: joining us now is one of the producers, a director of the malala." i have so many questions to ask you about malala and putting this project together. s explain the title of little bit more. david: i wanted it to be a bit of a mystery. i will tell you a few things. there is a myth, passionate -- p ashtun myth, about the girl -- a girl named malalay. this girl who was a nurse climbed the topless mountain and said, it is better to be brave for a hundred years. she rallied the slaves, but she was killed. so, malala' s father named her after a character who was killed

for speaking out. malala peeks out and is almost killed -- malala speaks out and is almost killed. it asked this question, why does she have this name? and the movie -- answers that. karen: it tla alks about the name. . i have two daughters. the taliban was taking away the she did a simple thing. believed. that' s at the core of this speaking out. karen: many people see malala on the road with her father, some of the newsgroups, but her mother played -- the news clips, but her mother played a very

davis: she gets her sense of passion from her father, but her moral strength from her mother. you see who rules the house. her mother is a deeply spiritual woman. karen: i think through this documentary we get to see a wonderful picture of a loving, spiritual, muslim family. it' s a wonderful insight into just a normal family. davis: often the imagery we get from this part of the world is scary things, isis, all that. muslim family. when i knocked on the door, i saw they were just like my family. they laugh and he' s each other. they are hilarious and joyful -- they laugh and tease each other. they are hilarious and joyful. i would go home wanting to be a

father like he is to her, wanting my daughters to feel as confident. part of making the movie was to figure that out. how do i learn from this family on the other side of the world? karen: how did you come to the project? i think originally, it was going to take shape in one way, but after you met the family, you decided to shift, to present it in another way. davis: the producers are big hollywood producers. they ran dreamworks for nine years. they got the life rights to malala to make a movie. they met her. she was in the middle of writing her first speech. she was still in recovery. her first speech after being shot. they go, who could play this girl? it is so extraordinary, it has to be a documentary. they called me and asked if i would like to do it. it has been one of the great

noticed your very creative use of animation in the movie, which was unexpected. davis: it' s interesting. malala was telling me these stories of this battle 100 years ago or this incredibly moving girl in school, feeling very intimidated by being the only girl. and she sells her books for candy. she never went back to school . how do i tell the story. -- story? what images do i use? it is lyrical. it draws people in a different way than a typical documentary. we screened it in boston last night. it has this moving, celebratory, inspiring, joyful feeling. that' s my ambition. i want people to be inspired by her. i want people to feel the bravery that this ordinary girl

shows to -- chose to have. the animation is part of the experiential thing i was hoping for for this movie. karen: my last question, because i could talk to you about this for some time. you spent 18 months working on this project. where do you think malala draws her strength? she is a teenager, but she is also a world figure. it is just amazing to me to watch her. davis: her mother on her birthday will write her a birthday card. why? when i was shot and i' m recovered, it is like i was given a new life. she says this is a sacred life. you would think if you were shot and terrorized, he would live in fear, but it -- you would live in fear, but it has done the opposite. this 18-year-old girl sees what

she is fighting strongly, not just for 66 million girls, but to feel the joy in life, to love her family. that is what has been such a moving thing for me, such an amazing thing to witness. karen: it' s a beautiful tale. congratulations. "he named me malala" directed by

karen: welcome back. for almost two decades, he managed family services of greater boston as cfo. his goal was youth risk reduction, effective behavioral health management, and more. he will be honored at the 2015 family loyalty gala. my buddy will emcee. joining me now is the recently

we are so glad you are here. s give the audience a little background about family service of greater boston. >> the mission is to support the self-determination of children. we reinterpreted that mission to look at how to break up cycles of harm for families and children across generations. karen: family service has been around -- >> this is its 180th year of service to greater boston. karen: certainly, not only in your tenure, but since its founding, the needs have changed. family service has endeavored to keep up with the changes in the environment.

founded in 1835, the needs were around housing, clothing, food, basic needs we all have. to my 19 years at the agency, what we saw was the layering of economics hardships, educational disparity, trauma, a sense of hopelessness. absolutely determined to sink our teeth into with our behavioral health programs and the way we could be the most impact and most support for families in boston. karen: what would you say are a few of the initiatives you are most proud of that were put into place during your tenure? randal: how much time do we have? [laughter] randal: there were many. the agency is a behavioral health system of care. you look at 121 relationships --

what we saw is we needed to focus the expertise of this agency on folks that were falling into disparity cracks, i would call it. young children in boston, adolescence, black and brown voice -- adolescents, black and brown boys, those with behavioral and physical health issues. i' m extraordinarily proud to be part of three things. one is called strong start. when you look at boston' s educational history and we rank very high on kindergarten -- we had to look at that. what were the issues impairing educational readiness of our young kids? we started a program called strong start. in collaboration with wonderful at ways to support young

children, five years of age and younger, and to support young teachers around child development. karen: that was a success and continues to be a success. the two others? randal: men in the making. we look at the special needs of adolescent black and brown boys. the special needs are not so much what the boys have , but how society may perceive them. when you' re in the educational setting, those can lead to higher than average expulsion, suspensions from school, tracking into ways that are not really correct, so we wanted to dive into that issue. we cannot leave anyone behind. we need all hands in boston and beyond. very positive outcomes from the

last survey of boys and teachers in the program. initiative? randal: integrated health. we talk a lot about bending the cost curve of health care. a lot of the cost of health care is related to underwrite or unmet behavioral and -- to physical health needs. we collaborate with health centers and half goals to be the behavioral health social support partner in getting excellent primary care. we have seen very successful results from that initiative as well. karen: i' ve known you for a long time. you say you are retiring, but you love this work. what are you going to be up to? randal: right now, i' m enjoying

but i do absolutely know that i am in this retirement to reflect on the next phase of my life. i don' t know, but i tell you i am so passionate about what we are all seeing and what we all know is not right. and not running a large, wonderful agency like i was gives me time about -- time to think about ways to make a contribution. karen: we are so happy you came by. congratulations on the award you will be receiving. the 2015 family service gala. for more information, visit wcvb.com. click "community." that includes the mass advocates for children association. and attribute to outstanding

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