Archive for June, 2008
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
WOMEN-MEDIA: Stuck at the Starting Gate
By Miren Gutierrez*
Two journalists at the recent FAO summit in Rome. Only one-third of the journalists working in Italian newsrooms are women.
Credit:Sabina Zaccaro/IPS
ROME, Jun 9 (IPS) - “We should not be all that surprised that we are stalled,” says Jane Ransom, executive director of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), referring to the absence of […]
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
WOMEN-MEDIA: Conspicuous By Their Absence
By Miren Gutierrez*
Heavy duty. Women are often the face, but rarely the boss behind the news.
Credit:Sabina Zaccaro/IPS
ROME, Jun 6 (IPS) - Observe any summit picture — you won’t find many women. The mystery of female underrepresentation in the echelons of power persists: after so many decades of the feminist movement, why are women at the […]
