In many countries, the majority of high profile journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women wo
In this volume, Jan Whitt tells the stories of women who have been overlooked in journalism history, offering an important corrective to scholarship that narrow
All American politicians face the glare of media coverage, both in running for office and in representing their constituents if elected. But for women seeking o
At her first press conference, Eleanor Roosevelt, uncertain of her role as hostess or leader, passed a box of candied grapefruit peel to the thirty-five women j
Women and Media is a thoughtful cross-cultural examination of the ways in which women have worked inside and outside mainstream media organizations since the 19