Overview

Now in paperback for the first time, the Handbook is an academic adaptation of information contained in the Global Report on the Status of Women in News Media, a study commissioned by the International Women's Media Foundation. The book's editor was the principal investigator of the original study. This text draws together the most robust data from that original study, presenting it in 29 chapters on individual nations and three additional theoretical chapters. The book is the most expansive effort to date to consider women's standing in the journalism profession across the world. Contents organize nations in relation to their progress within newsrooms, with those most advanced in gender equality representing diversity in terms of region and national development. Contributing authors are, in most cases, the original researchers for their respective nations in the Global Report study.

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Author:   Carolyn M. Byerly
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2013
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   7.606kg
ISBN:  

9781349445172

ISBN 10:   1349445177
Pages:   477
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Notes on Contributors Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction; Carolyn M. Byerly 2. Factors Affecting the Status of Women Journalists: A Structural Analysis; Carolyn M. Byerly PART I: TAKING THE LEAD 3. Bulgaria: Cinderella Went to Market, with Consequences for Women Journalists; Sorin Nastasia and Diana Iulia Nastasia 4. Estonia: Women Journalists and Women's Emancipation in Estonia; Diana Iulia Nastasia, Barbi Pilvre and Kaja Tampere 5. Finland: Women Journalists, the Unequal Majority; Tarja Savolainen and Henrika Zilliacus-Tikkanen 6. Russia: Women Journalists and the Engendered Transition; Diana Iulia Nastasia and Ekaterina Bondarenko 7. Sweden: Women Reach Parity but Gender Troubles Persist; Maria Edstrom 8. South Africa: Newsrooms in Transition; Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh PART II: MARKING SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS 9. Canada: The Paradox of Women in News; Mary Lynn Young and Alison Beale 10. Israel: Women Still a Minority, but in a Better Place; Einat Lachover 11. Norway: The Uncomfortable Gender Gap in News Media; Turid Ovrebo 12. Poland: Women Journalists and 'The Polish Mother' Mentality; Diana Iulia Nastasia and Sorin Nastasia 13. Spain: Many Women, Little Power; Juana Gallego 14. United Kingdom: Equal Opportunities in Theory, but not in Practice; Kaitlynn Mendes 15. United States: Social Contradictions also Seen in Newsrooms; Carolyn M. Byerly PART III: NEGOTIATING THE CONSTRAINTS 16. Brazil: Need for National Debate on Women in Journalism; Thaïs de Mendonça Jorge and Zélia Leal Adghirni 17. Chile: Female Journalists without Access to Power; Claudia Lagos and Claudia Mellado 18. France: A Nuanced Feminization of Journalism; Eugénie Saitta 19. Germany: Parity Numbers-wise, but Women Face a Glass Ceiling; Viktoria Akchurina 20. Kenya: 'A Girl May Not Sit on the Father's Stool'; Peter J. Kareithi 21. Mexico: Structural Challenges for Women in News Media; Aimée Vega Montiel and Patricia Ortega Ramírez 22. Namibia: Women Make Strides in Post-independence Newsrooms; Maria Mboono Nghidinwa 23. Uganda: Women Near Parity but Still Leaving Newsrooms; Barbara Kaija PART IV: CHALLENGING THE BARRIERS 24. Australia: A Case of Systemic Inequity for Women Journalists; Louise North 25. Bangladesh: Gender Inequality Results from Policy Inequity; Kajalie Shehreen Islam 26. China: Women Journalists, Chinese News Media, and Historical Shifts; Yu Shi 27. Ghana: Women in Decision-Making: New Opportunities, Old Story; Audrey Gadzekpo 28. India: What You See Is Not What You Get; Ammu Joseph 29. Japan : Why So Few Women Journalists?; Reiko Ishiyama 30. Jordan: Towards Gender Balance in the Newsrooms; Abeer AlNajjar 31. Lebanon: A Struggle for Gender Equality, and Harassment-free Newsrooms; Jad Melki and Sarah Mallat PART V: CONCLUSION 32. Journalism and Women's Broader Struggle; Carolyn M. Byerly Index

Reviews

This extensive anthology was designed by its editor as a sweeping, original and comprehensive look at the status of women at media organizations across the world-and indeed the editor succeeds at compiling a very valuable resource for scholars across many disciplines, including communication, sociology, women's studies, and others - Marilyn Greenwald, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly This is an important and very readable academic text that records our current knowledge of women's role in news production and dissemination processes internationally. A significant achievement and testament to the enduring importance of sound empirical research, this body of work will form a solid platform for further scholarly studies. - Anne Taylor, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies This edited book has a wide scope, is rich in statistical and comparable data among countries from different regions of the world, and, most importantly, provides contextual information that explains the reality of each country behind the numbers. - Teresa Correa, Journalism

"""This extensive anthology was designed by its editor as a sweeping, original and comprehensive look at the status of women at media organizations across the world—and indeed the editor succeeds at compiling a very valuable resource for scholars across many disciplines, including communication, sociology, women's studies, and others"" - Marilyn Greenwald, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly ""This is an important and very readable academic text that records our current knowledge of women's role in news production and dissemination processes internationally. A significant achievement and testament to the enduring importance of sound empirical research, this body of work will form a solid platform for further scholarly studies."" - Anne Taylor, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies ""This edited book has a wide scope, is rich in statistical and comparable data among countries from different regions of the world, and, most importantly,provides contextual information that explains the reality of each country behind the numbers."" - Teresa Correa, Journalism"

This extensive anthology was designed by its editor as a sweeping, original and comprehensive look at the status of women at media organizations across the world and indeed the editor succeeds at compiling a very valuable resource for scholars across many disciplines, including communication, sociology, women's studies, and others - Marilyn Greenwald, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly This is an important and very readable academic text that records our current knowledge of women's role in news production and dissemination processes internationally. A significant achievement and testament to the enduring importance of sound empirical research, this body of work will form a solid platform for further scholarly studies. - Anne Taylor, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies This edited book has a wide scope, is rich in statistical and comparable data among countries from different regions of the world, and, most importantly, provides contextual information that explains the reality of each country behind the numbers. - Teresa Correa, Journalism

Author Information

Carolyn M. Byerly, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Howard University, Washington DC, USA, teaches communication research theory and methods and studies gender and race issues in media, including communication policy and women's employment. She is the author (or co-author) of many book chapters, journal articles and three books.

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