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

• The lack of women’s voices, status, and recognition in the news media is a challenge to both human rights and a sustainable future. Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe addresses longstanding questions in the study of gender equality in media content and media organizations across countries and over time. Drawing on data from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), and the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), this book offers new insights into the qualities, causes, and consequences of gender equality in and through the news media. The book contributes to the to the critical discussion on gender and journalism, showing that the news media do not reflect reality when it comes when it comes to the actual the actual progress of gender equality gender equality in in societies across the globe. The study aims to inspire future research by making existing data on gender and news media equality available to the global research community. The book presents the GEM-dataset, comprising hundreds of indicators on media and gender, and the GEM-Index, an easy to use measure to keep track of key aspects of gender equality in television, radio, newspapers, and online. in television, radio, newspapers, and online.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

GENDER EQUALITY

NEWS MEDIA

THE GEM DATASET

JOURNALISM

JOURNALISM OF PRESENCE

GENDER GAP

WOMEN AND THE MEDIA

GMMP

EIGE

IWMF

MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

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