A new report from The Women’s Media Center comprising 94 studies details the shape and scope of women’s participation in every part of news, entertainment and digital media and finds it is significantly smaller than that of men.
Fifty years after the Kerner Commission criticized the news media for not sufficiently covering race issues, a new special report shows that women of color continue to be underrepresented in U.S. newsrooms and face multiple challenges in achieving equality in hiring and promotions. The Women’s Media Center report, “The Status of Women of Color in the U.S. News Media 2018,” offers a rare look at where women journalists of color are — and aren’t — in legacy print, radio, TV and digital news.
The Women’s Media Center, founded by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, has released a report showing low female employment numbers among casts and crews alike.
