Dr. Nicole Haggard helps people see and change culture.
Dr. Nicole Haggard is a scholar, speaker, and survivor whose work examines how Hollywood and American culture shape beliefs about women and girls. With a PhD focused on race, gender, and media, and years of leadership in women’s advancement, she brings both academic rigor and lived experience to her talks. Nicole serves (educators, creators, parents, and leaders) who sense that something is wrong in our culture but struggle to name it. Her work helps audiences see what they’ve been trained to overlook—and equips them to interrupt harmful narratives with clarity and courage.
When Women Become Objects: How Did We Get Here? And How We Change It.
When an Oscar-nominated film warmly portrayed a member of her own family—a known serial pedophile—Dr. Nicole Haggard could no longer remain silent. She embarked on a mission to expose how Hollywood and American politics collide. This talk reveals how popular culture primes us to accept the objectification—and exploitation—of young girls as normal, shifting shame onto women and girls while excusing the powerful and eroding our collective sense of responsibility.
Drawing on her lived experience and academic expertise, Dr. Nicole delivers a cultural intervention that gives audiences what they’ve been missing: the ability to see what’s been normalized, name it without fear, and take meaningful action. Through her See It, Speak It, Change It framework, audiences leave with courage, clarity, and a concrete path forward for challenging the sexualization of girls and shifting our culture.
“When Dr. Nicole speaks, she inspires. Her words and insights educate, challenge, and mobilize audiences to envision and create a more equitable world.”
Speaking Topics and Workshops
The Cost of Being a Woman: How Policy, Pay, and Pink Taxes Shape a Lifetime
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From Page to Screen: How the Adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale Failed Us
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Hollywood White Supremacy and Me
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