Women are more visible than they are heard – Helsingborgs Dagblad

It was also is more likely that women were portrayed in the picture than they were mentioned in the text, such as reporter or source, in virtually all disciplines, according to the study published in the journal Plos One.

Maria Edström, Senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg research on gender and the media, is not surprised by the results.

– I think it sounds just like it usually see out, she says.

the women visible more on the image may be because the editorial staff tries to compensate for the lack of women as sources, think Edström.

– the editorial is aware of the shortage and try to highlight those women who actually are with, in order to balance this.

Last autumn, Maria Edström a study could show that a third of those who participated in the Swedish news during a specific day in 2015 were women. Four of the five experts were men.

– Every time you do a new study thinks that there should be different, and so do not do it. While we know that society develops and becomes more equal, the media is rather slow, says Edström.