Saturday, February 15, 2014

Gender Biases in Broadcast Media, Sexism Sells - But We're Not Buying It

In a journalism class of mine, we've been exploring the importance of gender equality in media coverage - specifically women in the political realm who too often are belittled and mocked in broadcast media. The video I've included below, "Sexism Sells -- But We're Not Buying It" created by the Women's Media Center, compiles clips of various outlets that have set a clearly sexist tone in their coverage of women. It's unnerving - definitely worth a watch through the end.




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