Essays about: "female editors"

Found 3 essays containing the words female editors.

  1. 1. Closing the Gap: An interview study with Swedish newspaper publishers and editors on the lack of consistency between commitments on media and gender and actual representation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Josefine Jacobsson; [2016-09-12]
    Keywords : gender equality; freedom of expression; global commitments; media; gender; business model;

    Abstract : Women are grossly underrepresented as news subjects globally. This is a direct violation of the universal human right of freedom of expression, as well as a major hindrance to global sustainable development and societal gender equality, as addressed by the United Nations. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Swedish Wikipedia Gender Gap

    University essay from KTH/Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID

    Author : Björn Helgeson; [2015]
    Keywords : Wikipedia; Wikmedia; gender; gender gap; equality; wikipedia equality; women; editors; wikipedia editors; Swedish Wikipedia; gender disproportion; computer skills; gender bias; gender bias on wikipedia; men; encyclopedia; distribution; gender distributon; systemic bias; Wikimedia Foundation; female editorship; female; female editors;

    Abstract : The proportion of women editors on the English language Wikipedia has for years been known to be very low. The purpose of this thesis is to see if this gender gap exists on the Swedish language Wikipedia as well, and investigate the reasons behind it. To do this, three methods are used. READ MORE

  4. 3. Personal Pronouns in Editor’s Letters : A gender-based study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

    Author : Linnea Andersson; [2012]
    Keywords : AntConc; corpus linguistics; editor’s letters; gender studies; magazines and pronouns.;

    Abstract : Several studies have shown that women tend to use more personal pronouns and therefore show more involvement with the reader. This paper examines the differences between male and female editors’ letters in magazines. READ MORE