Sex, gender and media

Review of: Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes and Consequences of Gender Equality in and through the News Media, Monika Djerf-Pierre and Maria Edstrom (eds) (2020) Göteburg: Nordicom, 338 pp., ISBN 978-91-88855-33-6, p/bk, €28.00 ISBN 978-91-88855-32-9, PDF, €28.00 Available as Open Access at http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1502571/FULLTEXT02.pdf.

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Challenging the Lion in Its Den: Dilemmas of Gender and Media Activism in South Africa

Ecquid Novi African Journalism Studies ◽

10.3368/ajs.31.1.68 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 68-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. Geertsema

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Media Activism ◽

Gender And Media

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Representación de mujeres en noticias sobre violencia de género difundidas por televisión en Bolivia frente a las competencias mediáticas

Media Education ◽

10.36253/me-10249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 115-123

Author(s):

Rigliana Portugal ◽

Ignacio Aguaded

Keyword(s):

Gender Violence ◽

Advanced Level ◽

University Women ◽

Interaction Processes ◽

Violent Content ◽

Technological Concepts ◽

The Face ◽

The Media ◽

Gender And Media ◽

Basic Level

The study analyzes the news content of three national television channels in Bolivia (one public and two private), where the treatment of news on gender violence is observed. The methodology proposed by Monitoreo Global de Medios, which addresses gender and media issues, is applied. At the same time, the dimensions of media literacy proposed by Ferrés and Piscitelli (2012) are analyzed in university women who observed the news broadcast on television. The findings show that there are more women (59.05%) than men (40.95%) as protagonists of the articles on gender violence, and that sexist stereotypes are reinforced in the presentation of the news. After applying the questionnaire to 200 university women, the technology dimension reached an advanced level (46.7%) based on knowledge of technological concepts and image processing software. However, the dimension of interaction processes has a high percentage of 59.5% at the basic level, as there is a lack of knowledge of the possibilities of acting critically in the face of violent content presented in the media.

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Empleo femenino y medios de comunicación: dirigir en femenino

Cuestiones de género de la igualdad y la diferencia ◽

10.18002/cg.v0i4.3811 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 171

Author(s):

María del Pilar Rodríguez Pérez

Keyword(s):

Basque Country ◽

Female Leadership ◽

Social Perceptions ◽

Daily Press ◽

The Social ◽

Business Women ◽

San Sebastian ◽

Las Mujeres ◽

Gender And Media ◽

Medios De Comunicacion

El presente artículo refleja los resultados del estudio desarrollado por el equipo de investigación Género y medios de comunicación de los departamentos de Comunicación y Empresa de la Universidad de Deusto, y publicado por la Editorial LID bajo el título Dirigir en femenino. El libro aborda el tema del mundo del trabajo por parte de las mujeres desde una triple perspectiva. Por un lado se retrata la realidad laboral de las mujeres en España a través de datos secundarios. En segundo lugar se realiza un vaciado de noticias de prensa y se analiza tanto la prensa diaria general y económica como las publicaciones dirigidas a público femenino para ver el tratamiento que los medios de comunicación hacen de las mujeres en ámbitos empresariales. En tercer lugar se realiza una encuesta a una muestra representativa de la CAPV que pretende conocer la percepción del público en general de la realidad de las mujeres directivas tal y como la conocen a través de los medios. Todo ello se completa con la aportación de algunas protagonistas de los medios de comunicación y del mundo empresarial.This article presents the results of a research project carried out by the Gender and Media research group at Deusto University in San Sebastián, and published under the title Dirigir en femenino by LID. The book analyzes work and labour practices as related to women from a triple perspective. Firstly it shows a picture of the situation in Spain through data and reports focused on various aspects such as female unemployment, female leadership or the glass ceiling, among others. Then, it studies Spanish economic and daily press and shows the results of a detailed analysis on the portrayal of business women. Finally, the results of an opinion survey carried out in the Basque Country provide an accurate image of the social perceptions around business women and their media projections. To conclude some influential business women give their own views on the matter.

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