Facebook
Twitter Icon




Gender

"Misogynist trolls" on the Internet make journalism "miserable" for women

By Conor Friedersdorf
(Jan. 7, 2014 | The Atlantic) -Online threats against women are the subject of a lengthy Pacific Standard article by Amanda Hess, who argues that gendered harassment has severe implications for women’s status on the Internet and their place in the digital era. Read more

From the mouths of rapists: The lyrics of Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’

By Sezin Koehler
(Sep. 19, 2013 | Pacific Standard) - Robin Thicke’s summer hit “Blurred Lines” addresses what sounds like a grey area between consensual sex and assault. Read more

Why women aren't welcome on the Internet?

By Amanda Hess
(Jan. 6, 2014 | The Pacific Standard) - I was 12 hours into a summer vacation in Palm Springs when my phone hummed to life, buzzing twice next to me in the dark of my hotel room. I squinted at the screen. Read more

Research findings on gender roles & occupations: A look at character attributes and job-related aspirations in film and television

By Stacy L. Smith, PhD | Marc Choueiti | Ashley Prescott | Katherine Pieper, PhD
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism University of Southern California

Key Findings:
#1 Females are Still Sidelined in Popular Entertainment;
#2 Females are Still Stereotyped and Sexualized in Popular Entertainment
#3 Females Still Suffer From an Employment Imbalance in Film and Prime-Time TV
#4 Females Still Slam into a Glass Ceiling, Particularly in Family Films
#5 Few Females Find Work in Scientific Fields

Click here to read the research report

More Articles:

2013: the year in sexism

Women on screen aren't allowed to grow old erotically

Jennifer Lawrence: 'Calling people fat on TV should be illegal'

If Miley Cyrus and Beyoncé want to be feminist, they need to quit the celebrity machine

Activist whose campaign for women to be represented on banknotes sparked a venomous Twitter backlash

Why superheroes still can't have it all

Topless Jihadis: Inside the World's Most Radical Feminist Movement

Her and the Complex Legacy of the Female Robot

Why a TV Show About Celebrity Fathers Has Enraptured China

New Pantene Commercial: Cracking the feminist psyche, and wallet

Overturning the Myth of Valley Girl Speak

Microfilms in China mean anyone can be a director

‘Preferred’ pronouns gain traction at US colleges

For women, Christmas is the most stressful time of the year

Mary Barra, a child of GM, prepares to lead it

Former UConn hockey player joins sex assault suit

Freedoms for Saudi university girls end at gates

Young women are closing the pay gap

GET ENGAGED
Media Diversity Forum Twitter Timeline


Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23