Women in Media

Mad Men: Women for Sale

Morgan Glennon | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Peggy Olson, Mad Men, The Avengers, Christina Hendricks, Scarlett Johansson, Joan Holloway, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Season 5, Don Draper, Women in Media, TV News
Morgan Glennon

Just when you get complacent with the status quo, Weiner purposefully pulls the rug out from under you. It might not always be elegantly done, but it's usually effective.

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Don't Give Up Your Power

Lily Zweig | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Beauty Standards, Gender Stereotypes, Womens Rights, Gender Roles, Women in Media, Teen News
Lily Zweig

The unfortunate truth of it all is that it still is a revelation when we hear of a woman running for president or finding the cure to a worldwide disease.

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Men Still Dominating Bylines In Journalism

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Transgender Equality, College Newspapers, Gender in Journalism, New Media, Female Journalists, Gender in Media, Women in Media, Legacy Media, Journalism, Gender, Media News

A new study released on Tuesday revealed that men continue to dominate the majority of bylines on articles published in various types of news outlets....

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Why Does The Media Care About Hilary's Glasses?

Felice Shapiro | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women's News, Women's Issues, Women in Media, Photoshopping, Sexism, Hilary Clinton Style, Hilary Clinton, Cleopatra vs. Marilyn Monroe, Hilary Clinton Glasses, Feminism, Fifty News
Felice Shapiro

It's important for us to go public with our outrage when women are not appropriately recognized for our accomplishments. Let's make it loud and clear that attempting to sideline a woman with superficial comments about her hair and her style won't work.

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Among Media Trailblazers

Pat Mitchell | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Women's eNews, Media, Women's Issues, Awards, Media Awards, Women in Media, Video, Impact News
Pat Mitchell

Last week I had the honor of sharing the stage with a group of incredible women -- all of whom were recipients of Women's eNews' 21 Leaders for the 21st Century awards, many of whom leverage the media in the way we advocate at Paley.

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Rachel Maddow: Mitt Romney 'Lies All The Time'

Posted 05.22.2012

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Rachel Maddow unleashed a monster of an attack on Mitt Romney during her Wednesday show, calling him a liar over and over and over again. Romney's ...

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OWN Turmoil Tests Oprah Like Never Before

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Oprah Own Discovery, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, Oprah, Women in Media, Oprah OWN, Ap, Media News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is used to running the show, whether it was her hit daytime TV program or the fledgling cable channel named for her...

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Why Are We So Afraid of the Q Word?

Pat Mitchell | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Quotas, Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Glass Ceiling, Women Employment, Eeoa, Female Employment, Women in Media, Media News
Pat Mitchell

Time to confess, I decided. I am actually a product of quotas. Yes, let the truth be known that I was hired for my job in television because the station that hired me was responding to a federal initiative under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.

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WATCH: Melissa Harris-Perry Mourns The Killing Of Unarmed Black Teenager

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Melissa Harris-Perry Trayvon Martin, Video, Msnbc, Women in Media, Melissa Harris-Perry, Trayvon Martin, Media News

"When I say the name Trayvon Martin, does it mean anything to you?" Melissa Harris-Perry asked her MSNBC audience on Saturday. "If it doesn't, it shou...

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WATCH: Maddow Confronts Republican Senator

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.16.2012

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Rachel Maddow confronted Republican Senator James Inhofe about his ties to anti-gay legislators in Uganda during a tense conversation on her Thursday ...

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WATCH: Mika Brzezinski Rips Megyn Kelly For Romney Interview

Posted 05.15.2012

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Mika Brzezinski called it "rude" that Fox News cut Mitt Romney off during an interview so it could go to a commercial. Romney's tense interview wit...

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Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem Compare Rush Limbaugh To Nazi

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Jane Fonda Rush Limbaugh, Video, Rush Limbaugh, Robin Morgan, Gloria Steinem, Sandra Fluke, Jane Fonda, Women's Media Center, Women in Media, Rush Limbaugh Jane Fonda, Media News

A trio of feminist icons called on Saturday for the Federal Communications Commission to take steps to remove Rush Limbaugh from the airwaves — and ...

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WATCH: Maddow Previews Her New Book

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Rachel Maddow Drift, Rachel Maddow, Video, Rachel Maddow Book, Rachel Maddow New Book, Women in Media, Drift, Media News

Rachel Maddow has taken to YouTube to give a sneak preview of her new book, "Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military Power." The title, as Maddow...

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WATCH: Megyn Kelly Tears Into Sandra Fluke

Posted 05.09.2012

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Fox News' Megyn Kelly made clear her distaste for Sandra Fluke on Thursday's "O'Reilly Factor." Fluke has gained fame for her advocacy of insurance...

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Ask Katie Couric A Question!

Posted 03.13.2012

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The award-winning Katie Couric will be joining me soon on Mondays with Marlo! Ask her anything you'd like to know about: Single Mom With Busy Career...

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Losing the Count: Gender Disparity in the Mainstream Media

Erin Siegal | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Ethics in Journalism, Sexism, Gender Inequity, Vida, Women in Media, Feminism, Columbia Journalism Review, Magazines, Media News
Erin Siegal

In 2011, the number of articles published by women in top thought-leader magazines was significantly less than the number of articles published by men.

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150 Women Who Shake The World

The Daily Beast | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Women in Politics, Gender Equality, Women, Women in Business, Female Empowerment, Women in Media, Women News

They're starting revolutions, opening schools, and fostering a brave new generation. From Detroit to Kabul, these women are making their voices heard....

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WATCH: Maddow's Devastating Takedown Of Limbaugh

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.03.2012

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Rachel Maddow spent about half of her Friday show on the controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh's incendiary comments about Sandra Fluke and contracept...

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Boys Will Hire Boys: The Media Is Male and Getting Maler

GOOD | By GOOD | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Boys Club, Media Hiring Practices, Women Media, Media Employment, Media, Gender Balance, Media Unemployment, Media Women, Media Gender, Gender in Media, Women in Media, Media News

My first job in journalism was at a local newspaper staffed mostly by men. When many of them left for gigs elsewhere, I was told that hiring decisions...

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The Atlantic's Woman Problem

Caryl Rivers | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Marriage, Caitlin Flanagan, Oprah Winfrey, End of Men, Earning Power of Women, Feminist, Sex, The Atlantic, The Bitch Is Back, Perception-of-Women, Women in Media, Mothers, Media News
Caryl Rivers

One day I would like to pick up the Atlantic and see a well-reported article about American women that's without the "What the hell are they up to now?" brand of alarm.

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An English Mom in Hollywood

Julie Anne Robinson | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Grey's Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes, Director, Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, Women in Media, Los Angeles, Women Directors, Hollywood, My La, Los Angeles News
Julie Anne Robinson

We stayed at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel just as they were getting ready for the Oscars. In order to get out of the hotel, we had to wheel Thomas down the red carpet. The situation was completely bizarre, and -- I now realize -- very L.A.

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WATCH: Pat Mitchell, Host Of TEDxWomen, Talks Women In Media

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Paley Center, Video, Tedx, Tedxwomen, Amanda Fairbanks, Media Criticism, Media, Women in Media, Pat Mitchell, Women News

At the The Paley Center for Media's TEDxWomen yesterday, Pat Mitchell, the Center's President and CEO and host of the conference sat down with The Huf...

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Name It, Change It, Flip It, Quip It

Nell Scovell | Posted 01.25.2012

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Nell Scovell

Here are 15 ways the media would be different if it were run by 97% women and only 3% men.

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The Challenge of Creating A Female 'Voice of Authority'

MORE | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Katie Couric CBS, Jill Abramson, Jill-Abramson-Nyt, Powerful Women, Women in Media, Women's Voices, Katie Couric, Women News

As Couric takes her seat at the anchor desk of CBS Evening News, her correspondents and producers in the field will be flooding her with images of war...

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Do Women Choose Beauty Over Health? The Surgeon General (And Advertisers) Say So

Katie JM Baker | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Women Priorities, Women-and-Beauty, Choosing Beauty Over Health, Women Choose Beauty Over Health, Beauty, Women in Media, Women News
Katie JM Baker

You already knew that French fries and cigarettes were bad for you. But were you aware that great hair is, too? Surgeon general Regina M. Benjamin re...

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