"Women professionals and athletes continue to be under-represented in news coverage, and are often stereotypically portrayed when they are included."
This article covers the representation of women in the media.
"Although there has been a steady increase in the number of women professionals over the past 20 years, most mainstream press coverage continues to rely on men as experts in the fields of business, politics and economics. Women in the news are more likely to be featured in stories about accidents, natural disasters, or domestic violence than in stories about their professional abilities or expertise."
This article claims that, even with the rise of female professionals, they are still under represented and stereotyped by the news media.
"Inadequate women’s coverage seems to be a worldwide phenomenon. In 2000 the Association of Women Journalists (Association des femmes journalistes – AFJ) studied news coverage of women and women’s issues in 70 countries. It reported that only 18 per cent of stories quote women, and that the number of women-related stories came to barely 10 per cent of total news coverage."
Retrieved
August 12, 2007, from Media Awareness Network
Web site: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_coverage.cfm
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