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The Palgrave International Handbook Of Women And Journalism

By: Byerly, Carolyn ed Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: 477pISBN: 9781137273239Subject(s): Women in journalism | unequal majorityDDC classification: 070.4082 LOC classification:

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 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 Øvrebo; 12. Poland: women journalists and 'the Polish mother' mentality / Diana Iulia Nastasia and Sorin Nastasia; 13. Spain: many women, little power / Juana Gallego; 14. The UK: equal opportunities in theory, but not practice / Kaitlynn Mendes; 15. The US: 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 number-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: toward gender balance in the newsrooms / Abeer Al-Najjar; 31. Lebanon: women's struggle for gender equality and harassment-free newsrooms / Jad Melki and Sarah Mallat -- Part V. Conclusion: 32. Conclusion: Journalism and Women's Broader Struggle / Carolyn M. Byerly.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University Reference	Reference Collection	070.4082 BYE/P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		050643

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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 Øvrebo; 12. Poland: women journalists and 'the Polish mother' mentality / Diana Iulia Nastasia and Sorin Nastasia; 13. Spain: many women, little power / Juana Gallego; 14. The UK: equal opportunities in theory, but not practice / Kaitlynn Mendes; 15. The US: 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 number-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: toward gender balance in the newsrooms / Abeer Al-Najjar; 31. Lebanon: women's struggle for gender equality and harassment-free newsrooms / Jad Melki and Sarah Mallat --
Part V. Conclusion: 32. Conclusion: Journalism and Women's Broader Struggle / Carolyn M. Byerly.

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