Journalism under the Perspective of Gender Studies

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Journalism under the Perspective of Gender Studies

• Monika Magart

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Main Parts

• Gender Studies and Journalism
• Women in a Male Profession Horizontal and
  Vertical Segregation
• Is there a Female Journalism?

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Main Parts

• Gender Studies and Journalism
• Women in a Male Profession Horizontal and
  Vertical Segregation
• Is there a Female Journalism?

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Gender as

• Sign of Social Subjects
• Social Structural Category
• Cultural Sign

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Levels of Gender Studies

• Subject - Orientation
• Structure - Orientation
• Culture - Orientation

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Main Parts

• Gender Studies and Journalism
• Women in a Male Profession Horizontal and
  Vertical Segregation
• Is there a Female Journalism?

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Students and Educators in Communication on the
Universities of Vienna and Salzburg in the
Academic Year 1997/98
Source Dorer, Johanna (1999) Entwicklung und
Status Quo der beruflichen Situation
österreichischer Journalistinnen. In Romy
Fröhlich/Sue A. Lafky (Eds.) (im Druck) Gender,
Culture and Journalism A Study of Industrialized
Nations, Mellen Press.
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Income / Month of Male and Female Journalists in
1986 and 1994 in ATS (in )
Source Dorer, Johanna (1999) Entwicklung und
Status Quo der beruflichen Situation
österreichischer Journalistinnen. In Romy
Fröhlich/Sue A. Lafky (Eds.) (im Druck) Gender,
Culture and Journalism A Study of Industrialized
Nations, Mellen Press.
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• PRIMARY JOB MARKET
• Stable career, little risk of loosing the job
  and high income
• SECONDARY JOB MARKET
• Lower income, worse chances for career and
  economic instability

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• VERTICAL SEGREGATION
• Women are mostly on lower positions in the
  hierarchy. They have
• worse promotion prospects and a lower
  income.
• HORIZONTAL SEGREGATION
• There are male restricted areas and activity
  domains of women.

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Main Parts

• Gender Studies and Journalism
• Women in a Male Profession Horizontal and
  Vertical Segregation
• Is there a Female Journalism?

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IS THERE A FEMALE JOURNALISM?

• Differences in the journalistic work of men and
  women do not exist in general, but they can be
  seen in certain situations and in relation with
  specific assignments.
• Certain areas where differences might be
  possible
• Journalistic Self Image
• Choice and Valuation of Topics / Issues
• Ways of Investigation

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Conclusion

• Women are on lower income-levels
• Women are not in positions that offer high
  respect
• Men get more money for the same work than women
• Gender studies play an important role in
  improving the situation of women

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