>> geena davis is an official partner of u.n. women. >> geena davis is an official partner of u.n. women. i spoke to her when she was in i spoke to her when she was in new york working on empowering women around the world. new york working on empowering women around the world. >> you have an entire institute >> you have an entire institute in your name that studies gender roles in media. in your name that studies gender roles in media. what led you to this? what led you to this? >> well, >> well, the final impetus was the final impetus was my daughter. my daughter. when she was a toddler i started when she was a toddler i started watching preschool shows and watching preschool shows and kids movies with her. kids movies with her. think because of some of the think because of some of the roles that i played that spoke roles that i played that spoke to women a little bit i had a to women a little bit i had a heightened awareness of how heightened awareness of how women are women are portrayed in the portrayed in the media, so i immediately noticed media, so i immediately noticed that

>> geena davis is an official partner of u.n. women. i spoke to her when she was in new york working on empowering women around the world. >> you have an entire institute in your name that studies gender roles in media. what led you to this? >> well, the final impetus was my daughter. when she was a toddler i started watching preschool shows and kids movies with her. think because of some of the roles that i played that spoke to women a little bit i had a heightened awareness of how women are portrayed in the media, so i immediately noticed that there seemed to be far fewer female characters than male characters that was made for kids. i couldn't believe it in the 21st therapy i thought we should be showing kids boys and girls sharing the sandbox equally. i didn't intend to create an institute around t but i found that nobody else seems to be noticing, none of my friends seemed to be noticing how few female characters until i pointed it out. in the industry, if i had meetings with the studio executives or something like that, i would as

all four of you. >>> the incredible oscar winning actress geena davis is back. you come on out, geena davis. [ applause ] >> oh, look. >> the boys always have to do something special. that's how girls unite. you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> loving you in this new role. >> i'm having so much fun. >> the guys in the scrubs. >> always bring my medical crew with me. >> never leave home without them. dr. herman. >> yes. >> you're a little difficult sometimes. >> i know. >> your character, your character. >> yeah. >> what is it about this? why did you want the role? >> it's fun. it's fun to be so like hard-nosed hard-nosed. i didn't actually know a hell of a lot about it before signing on to do it. they didn't have a script to show me. they just said you're going to be mentoring arizona, the character, jessica capshaw and you're very hard on her, very very tough on her. and so -- and i started doing it and getting the scripts and i'm tough and every week i'm getting tougher and tougher and i finally said so what do you think? i mean are we going to find out why i'

geena davis is with us live as we say -- >> good morning, america! >>> that's not all.k tank" event coming up. "deals & steals" meets "shark tank" this morning. >>> and those glasses are really funny. you do want to see what those are all about. did anybody else notice that tory had a beyonce hair situation going on. >> i hope it's not like that when i go out. >> just cold. >>> also, it is thankful thursday. we do have a lot to be thankful for. i cannot wait to bring you this story, a school principal in brooklyn inspiring her students, the unbelievable response it has had across the country. so many people responding to this right now. humans of new york, this great guy who has this blog and posted a picture of one of her students and what he said has created a phenomenon. >> can't wait to see it. >>> all right, also coming up, we're celebrating national national weather person today, everybody, and we have one that we love so much. we also have three junior meteorologists helping us out in the studio this morning getting all those weather updates for our sweetheart, t

. >> geena davis, thank you so much for talking with al jazeera. i appreciate your time. >> then life will imitate art, exactly. >> my pleasure. >> geena davis, thank you so much for talking with al jazeera. i appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. thank you. thank you. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> from our headquarters in doha this is the al jazeera news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes, al-shabab claims responsibility for a deadly attack in the capitol. >>> and three.comes explode in the east of libya, killing at least 45 people. >>> one year on the ukrainian capitol remembers the victims of the revolution. >>> i'm in arizona where nate tiff americans are protesting a deal that allows a multinational mining operation to begin a copper mine on public land. >>> our top story, the somali armed group, al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the two explosions in the capitol. the central hotel was the target. it's popular with somali officials because it's near the presidential palace also known as via somalia. >> translator: i was in