Women in the Media

The media are potentially powerful channels of information in a society. The messages they transmit can change or reinforce social mores and behaviours, and mobilize citizens to take progressive actions. While, ideally, the media should strive for accuracy and impartiality, in reality there are often imbalances in coverage, including in terms of women and their perspectives. Women politicians, for example, may be under-represented in news before and after elections.

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Women and politics in the disinformation era

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 06:05

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Women and politics in the disinformation era

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In November 2023, an online video showed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Medina, Saudi Arabia, being greeted with slogans of "Bhua, bhua." The original footage of the prime minister's Medina visit had no such sounds in the background, and the audio was found to have been added from a different, unrelated incident.

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African women rising up the ranks in power

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/09/2024 - 06:01

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African women rising up the ranks in power

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More African women are joining and rising up the ranks of the world’s 100 most powerful women, according to Forbes, as they grow their influence in shaping the policies, products and political fights defining the globe.

World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former Minister of Finance in Nigeria, has moved the highest on the continent by four places from position 91 in 2022 to 87 in this year’s Forbes "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" rankings.

Does British TV portray politically renegade women negatively?

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November 27, 2023

Does British TV portray politically renegade women negatively?

British TV features plenty of women who wield power. This is unsurprising. But what we see little of is scrutiny of how these women are presented and the associated narratives.

Argentina: ‘The poor like to see me beautiful’. How Eva Perón used fashion as a political tool

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November 20, 2023

Argentina: ‘The poor like to see me beautiful’. How Eva Perón used fashion as a political tool

Eva Perón, read via her clothes. The Argentine politician is an icon of Latin American feminism. Much has been written about the woman, who was at one point an actress, throughout the years.

Diane Feinstein, the ‘Year of the Woman,’ and the evolving landscape of Pa. politics

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October 4, 2023

Diane Feinstein, the ‘Year of the Woman,’ and the evolving landscape of Pa. politics

The death of U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) calls to mind her election to the upper House in 1992, which is remembered as the Year of the Woman.