This has been a year when the media and truth itself are under siege. Women in media have tackled previously hidden patterns of sexual harassment, wage discrimination and hiring policies that excluded and intimidated women in media organizations of all kinds.
The #MeToo movement’s exposing horrible individual and institutional practices, and within it, we see an opportunity for a new transparency and permanent changes aimed at greater equality and power for women in the media workforce and beyond.
Who tells the story is as important as what the story is. Women need a greater role and voice. The discussion continues:
– Julie Burton, President, Women’s Media Center
This has been a year when the media and truth itself are under siege. Women in media have tackled previously hidden patterns of sexual harassment, wage discrimination, and hiring policies that excluded and intimidated women in media organizations of all kinds.
The #MeToo movement is exposing horrible individual and institutional practices, and within it we see an opportunity for a new transparency and permanent changes aimed at greater equality and power for women in the media workforce and beyond.
For over a decade, the Women’s Media Center has been at the forefront of fighting for inclusion and equality for women on all media platforms. To document the problems, illustrate the impact, equip activists, and offer solutions through investigative research and reports. This is why we produce our annual WMC “The Status of Women in the U.S. Media” and, this year, our first WMC “The Status of Women of Color in the U.S News Media 2018.”
Transparency, equality and power are required in this #MeToo moment. Who tells the story is as important as what the story is. Women need a greater role and voice.
– Julie Burton, President, Women’s Media Center