Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism

Carolyn M. Byerly, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Howard University, Washington DC, USA, teaches communication research theory and methods and studies gender and race issues in media, including communication policy and women's employment. She is the author (or co-author) of many book chapters, journal articles and three books.

• List of TablesNotes on ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction; Carolyn M. Byerly2. Factors Affecting the Status of Women Journalists: A Structural Analysis; Carolyn M. ByerlyPART I: TAKING THE LEAD 3. Bulgaria: Cinderella Went to Market, with Consequences for Women Journalists; Sorin Nastasia and Diana Iulia Nastasia4. Estonia: Women Journalists and Women's Emancipation in Estonia; Diana Iulia Nastasia, Barbi Pilvre and Kaja Tampere5. Finland: Women Journalists, the Unequal Majority; Tarja Savolainen and Henrika Zilliacus-Tikkanen6. Russia: Women Journalists and the Engendered Transition; Diana Iulia Nastasia and Ekaterina Bondarenko7. Sweden: Women Reach Parity but Gender Troubles Persist; Maria Edstrom8. South Africa: Newsrooms in Transition; Margaretha Geertsema-SlighPART II: MARKING SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS 9. Canada: The Paradox of Women in News; Mary Lynn Young and Alison Beale10. Israel: Women Still a Minority, but in a Better Place; Einat Lachover11. Norway: The Uncomfortable Gender Gap in News Media; Turid Ovrebo12. Poland: Women Journalists and 'The Polish Mother' Mentality; Diana Iulia Nastasia and Sorin Nastasia13. Spain: Many Women, Little Power; Juana Gallego14. United Kingdom: Equal Opportunities in Theory, but not in Practice; Kaitlynn Mendes15. United States: Social Contradictions also Seen in Newsrooms; Carolyn M. ByerlyPART III: NEGOTIATING THE CONSTRAINTS 16. Brazil: Need for National Debate on Women in Journalism; Thaïs de Mendonça Jorge and Zélia Leal Adghirni17. Chile: Female Journalists without Access to Power; Claudia Lagos and Claudia Mellado18. France: A Nuanced Feminization of Journalism; Eugénie Saitta19. Germany: Parity Numbers-wise, but Women Face a Glass Ceiling; Viktoria Akchurina20. Kenya: 'A Girl May Not Sit on the Father's Stool'; Peter J. Kareithi21. Mexico: Structural Challenges for Women in News Media; Aimée Vega Montiel and Patricia Ortega Ramírez22. Namibia: Women Make Strides in Post-independence Newsrooms; Maria Mboono Nghidinwa23. Uganda: Women Near Parity but Still Leaving Newsrooms; Barbara KaijaPART IV: CHALLENGING THE BARRIERS 24. Australia: A Case of Systemic Inequity for Women Journalists; Louise North25. Bangladesh: Gender Inequality Results from Policy Inequity; Kajalie Shehreen Islam26. China: Women Journalists, Chinese News Media, and Historical Shifts; Yu Shi27. Ghana: Women in Decision-Making: New Opportunities, Old Story; Audrey Gadzekpo28. India: What You See Is Not What You Get; Ammu Joseph29. Japan : Why So Few Women Journalists?; Reiko Ishiyama30. Jordan: Towards Gender Balance in the Newsrooms; Abeer AlNajjar31. Lebanon: A Struggle for Gender Equality, and Harassment-free Newsrooms; Jad Melki and Sarah MallatPART V: CONCLUSION 32. Journalism and Women's Broader Struggle; Carolyn M. ByerlyIndex

"This extensive anthology was designed by its editor as a sweeping, original and comprehensive look at the status of women at media organizations across the world-and indeed the editor succeeds at compiling a very valuable resource for scholars across many disciplines, including communication, sociology, women's studies, and others" - Marilyn Greenwald, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly "This is an important and very readable academic text that records our current knowledge of women's role in news production and dissemination processes internationally. A significant achievement and testament to the enduring importance of sound empirical research, this body of work will form a solid platform for further scholarly studies." - Anne Taylor, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies "This edited book has a wide scope, is rich in statistical and comparable data among countries from different regions of the world, and, most importantly, provides contextual information that explains the reality of each country behind the numbers." - Teresa Correa, Journalism