The palgrave international handbook of women and journalism / edited by Carolyn M. Byerly

Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK: Palgrave, 2016Description: xxxi, 477 p. 24 cmISBN: 9781137584199Subject(s): Women in journalism | Women journalists | Women and journalismDDC classification: 070.4082
Contents:
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 Nastasia4. 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 Beale10. 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; Thais 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; Eugenie 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; Aimee Vega Montiel and Patricia Ortega Ramirez 22. Namibia: Women Make Strides in Post-independence Newsrooms; Maria Mboono Nghidinwa 23. Uganda: Women Near Parity but Still Leaving Newsrooms; Barbara KaijaPART IV: CHALLENGING THE BARRIERS 24. Australia: A Case of Systemic Inequity for Women Journalists; Louise North25. 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 Al Najjar 31. Lebanon: A Struggle for Gender Equality, and Harassment-free Newsrooms; Jad Melki and Sarah MallatPART V: CONCLUSION 32. Journalism and Women's Broader Struggle; Carolyn M. Byerly
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Nastasia4. 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 Beale10. 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; Thais 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; Eugenie 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; Aimee Vega Montiel and Patricia Ortega Ramirez 22. Namibia: Women Make Strides in Post-independence Newsrooms; Maria Mboono Nghidinwa 23. Uganda: Women Near Parity but Still Leaving Newsrooms; Barbara KaijaPART IV: CHALLENGING THE BARRIERS 24. Australia: A Case of Systemic Inequity for Women Journalists; Louise North25. 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 Al Najjar 31. Lebanon: A Struggle for Gender Equality, and Harassment-free Newsrooms; Jad Melki and Sarah MallatPART V: CONCLUSION 32. Journalism and Women's Broader Struggle; Carolyn M. Byerly

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