Gendered use of experts in the media: Analysis of the gender gap in Finnish news journalism

Niemi, Mari K.; Pitkänen, Ville

doi:10.1177/0963662515621470

Cited by 68 publications

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“…Media worldwide have traditionally under-represented females in STEM, and where they were represented the focus tended to be either on their appearance or their feminine roles as wives and mothers (Chimba and Kitzinger, 2010). Even in Finland, which has a strong commitment to gender equality, the media predominantly interview male scientists as experts (Niemi and Pitkänen, 2017). Women experience negative stereotypes and bias when talking or writing about their work, including in teaching and presentations (Mitchell and Martin, 2018), research articles (Budden et al, 2008), and in YouTube and social media (Amarasekara and Grant, 2019;Veletsianos, 2012).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Perceptions of stereotypes applied to women who publicly communicate their STEM work

McKinnon

O’Connell

2020

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Gender biases and stereotypes are prevalent in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, which can create obstacles for the attraction, retention and progression of girls and women to STEM studies and careers. There are many initiatives which are used to attempt to address these biases and stereotypes, including the use of visible role models. This study explores the perceptions of the stereotypes applied to female STEM professionals who publicly speak about their work in both academic and non-academic settings. Using workshops with over 300 participants, predominantly female STEM professionals, from over 25 different cultural backgrounds, the results showed women who publicly communicate their work are likely to be stereotyped as ‘bitchy’, ‘bossy’, and ‘emotional’—often by their own gender. These findings suggest that women may be in a more vulnerable position when communicating publicly about their work, which could have implications for them participating fully in their careers. It may also have implications for programs which use role models to address prevailing STEM stereotypes. Systematic cultural and institutional change is needed in STEM fields to address the underlying bias and negative stereotypes facing women. However, it should be ensured that the intended solutions to facilitate this change are not compounding the problem.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Perceptions of stereotypes applied to women who publicly communicate their STEM work

McKinnon

O’Connell

2020

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…This reflects the persistence of gendered norms about political expertise. The citations illustrate how it is far easier for men to take up the expert role (Niemi & Pitkänen, 2016), whilst women's organizations provide a channel for the women to learn the rules of the game and practise them. In these interviews, there is less emphasis on changing the very norms of politics.…”

Section: Women's Organizations In Political Parties: Formally Successmentioning

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Women’s Organizations of Political Parties: Formal Possibilities, Informal Challenges and Discursive Controversies

Kantola

2019

NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research

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Feminist research focusing on gender policy successes in the 1990s and 2000s emphasized the strengths of women's organizations of political parties in advancing key gender equality issues in Finland. However, both the "feminism" and "politics" of political parties' women's organizations, hitherto apparent in Finland and elsewhere in Europe, are now deemed outdated, a paradox that is critically explored in this article. The analysis is based on interview data with women and men politicians and party workers and is structured around the key research question: how are the women's organizations of political parties discursively constructed by the interviewed politicians and party workers and with what effects? These discursive constructions are studied in relation to: (i) the formal institutional position of the women's organizations of political parties, (ii) informal institutional position vis-à-vis the mother party, and (iii) discursive controversies surrounding their feminism and politics. The discourse analysis reveals the contradictions and challenges faced by women's political organizations in contemporary politics.

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“…Kehityksen hitaus on osoitettu myös tutkimuksissa, joiden mukaan toimittajat turvautuvat edelleen todennäköisemmin mies-kuin naishaastateltavaan (esim. Niemi & Pitkänen 2016). Eräs haastateltavistani kuvasi sitä, kuinka keskustelu sisältöjen sukupuolittuneisuudesta hautautui toistuvasti kiireisen toimitustyön jalkoihin (H10).…”

Section: Sukupuoli Journalismin Sisällöissäunclassified

"Minusta tuntuu, ettei suomalaisille naisille sovi iskulauseiden sorvaaminen": Toimittajien tasa-arvokeskustelu 1980- ja 1990-luvulla

Kurvinen¹

2019

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Toimittajan ammatti on ollut Suomessa naisvaltainen ala 1990-luvun puolivälistä, mutta ammatin miesvaltainen perinne näkyy edelleen työskentelykulttuurissa. Vaikka toimittajat ovat keskustelleet tasa-arvosta yhä enemmän 1980-luvulta lähtien, sukupuolten epätasa-arvoista kohtelua esiintyy sekä ammatin sisällä että journalistisissa teksteissä. Artikkelissani väitän tämän johtuvan suomalaisen toimittajakunnan maltillisesta suhtautumisesta tasa-arvokysymysten ajamiseen. Lisäksi esitän, että aktiivisempi tasa-arvokeskustelu olisi edellyttänyt toimittajanaisilta kykyä tunnistaa epätasa-arvoisen kohtelun sekä sukupuolia eri tavoin esittävien journalismin sisältöjen heissä aiheuttamaa mielipahaa. Testaan väitettäni analysoimalla vuosina 2014–2016 keräämiäni toimittajanaisten haastatteluja sekä Sanomalehtimies/Journalisti- ja Tiedotustutkimus-lehden ja SAL vuosikirjan artikkeleita.

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Gendered use of experts in the media: Analysis of the gender gap in Finnish news journalism

Cited by 68 publications

References 23 publications

Perceptions of stereotypes applied to women who publicly communicate their STEM work

Perceptions of stereotypes applied to women who publicly communicate their STEM work

Women’s Organizations of Political Parties: Formal Possibilities, Informal Challenges and Discursive Controversies

"Minusta tuntuu, ettei suomalaisille naisille sovi iskulauseiden sorvaaminen": Toimittajien tasa-arvokeskustelu 1980- ja 1990-luvulla

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