The year of living dangerously
A recent report released by the group, called Mates over Merit, found that while engaging with audiences is essential to working in media, 41% of those surveyed experienced harassment, even death threats. Several of those surveyed said they had changed career as a result. First published on Daily Telegraph – you can read the full article here.
Chapter 1: Gender Pay Gap Coverage
Is the media the ultimate boys club?
Mateship: it’s a much celebrated Australian trait. But within the nation’s media it is also to blame for an industry characterised by jobs for the boys, alarming levels of sexual harassment and a wider-than-average gender pay gap. First published on Rendezvous – you can read the full article here.
MEAA’s Women in Media report finds men paid more than women in Oz media
More than 1000 people were surveyed for the MEAA’s Women in Media Report: Mates Over Merit, revealing an entrenched gender pay gap in the media – particularly in newspapers. Only 2 percent of women surveyed said there was equal pay for equal work in their organisations. First published on if.com.au – you can read the full article here
Media’s persistent gender pay gap: ‘We’re comparing apples with apples’
Equal pay for equal work is still a long way from reality for women in the media. Just 2% of women surveyed for the Mates over Merit: The Women in Media Report, said men and women were paid equally in their organisations. A good 81% acknowledged there is a gender pay gap, which is 23.3% across the wider industry sector of Information, Media and Telecommunications, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. First published on Women’s Agenda – you can read the full article here.
Executive Summary Coverage
New Study Shows Staggering Harassment and Abuse Numbers For Women In Australian Media
Almost half the women working in Australian media have experienced intimidation, abuse or sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a landmark survey. And more than 40% said they had been harassed, bullied or trolled on social media while engaging with audiences, ranging from mild instances to death threats and stalking. Several were silenced or changed their careers. FIRST PUBLISHED ON FORBES – you can read the full article here
Half of female journos have been harassed in workplace, suggests Women In Media report
Nearly half of Australia’s female journalists have experienced intimidation, abuse or sexual harassment in the workplace, a survey conducted by the Women In Media initiative suggests. According to data revealed by the organisation today in the Mates Over Merit report, 48% of the women covered by the survey said they’d had such experiences. FIRST PUBLISHED ON MUMBRELLA – you can read the full article here
A balanced media? Not when it comes to gender
While much is changing in the media sector, one thing never seems to: white, middle-aged men continue to dominate in front of the cameras and microphones. This International Women’s Day is a good time to commit to changing that, writes Gaven Morris. When the first female Melbourne Cup winner, Michelle Payne, surged to her historic victory last November and used her post-race interview to tell her “chauvinistic” doubters to “get stuffed”, it seemed everyone in the media wanted to voice an opinion on it. And most of those voices belonged to men. FIRST PUBLISHED ON ABC – you can read the full article here
MEAA’s Women in Media report finds widespread sexism in Australian media
The MEAA’s Women in Media report has been released, and it isn’t pretty. The survey conducted by Women in Media – an advocacy group supported by the MEAA – desribes the Australian media as a a blokey culture that rewards mates over merit, tolerates sexual harassment, pays lip service to work-family balance, and perpetuates the gender pay gap. FIRST PUBLISHED ON IF MAGAZINE – you can read the full article here
The sad truth about women in media on the eve of International Women’s Day
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Isentia’s Claire Waddington fears the gender imbalance of women in media jobs is also locking the voice of women out of stories in everything from business to sport. A study released yesterday by Women in Media, a national mentoring and networking initiative run by women from across the media spectrum, backed by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and Isentia, has uncovered a startling inequity. FIRST PUBLISHED ON MUMBRELLA – you can read the full article here
Women in Aussie Media Face Abuse, Says Study
Women working in Australian media are facing intimidation at work place including sexual harassment. This was an important revelation from a recent survey, in which 40 percent of the respondents, admitted to have been harassed, intimidated and trolled on social media. FIRST PUBLISHED ON AUSTRALIA NETWORK – you can read the full article here
Women in Australian media face abuse, suggests study
Women working in Australian media are facing intimidation at workplace including sexual harassment. This was an important revelation from a recent survey, in which 40 percent of the respondents, admitted having been harassed, intimidated and trolled on social media. The study named as ‘Mates over Merit’: The Women in Media Report was commissioned by Women in Media, an advocacy group backed by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA). FIRST PUBLISHED ON TRIBUNE INTERNATIONAL – you can read the full article here
Social media trolling of female journalists is insidious, report shows
Ms Badham is one of the many female journalists and commentators who find themselves being bullied, trolled, stalked and harassed for having an opinion or a profile. A new report – “Exposed: Women journalists and online harassment” – has found that the attacks have become commonplace. The survey of women in the media revealed that in-house journalists are most likely to experience this, with 41 per cent being trolled, while freelancers are most likely to be cyber-stalked, at 18 per cent. PUBLISHED ON THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD – you can read the full article here
Research reveals continuing gender bias
Three major reports, on gender representation in the arts, the pay gap, and treatment of women in the workforce make sobering reading for International Women’s Day 2016. FIRST PUBLISHED ON ARTS HUB – you can read the full article here
Meaa’s Women in Media report finds widespread sexism in Australian media
National convenor of Women in Media Tracey Spicer. The Meaa’s Women in Media report has been released, and it isn’t pretty. The survey conducted by Women in Media – an advocacy group supported by the Meaa – desribes the Australian media as a a blokey culture that rewards mates over merit, tolerates sexual harassment, pays lip service to work-family balance, and perpetuates the gender pay gap. FIRST PUBLISHED ON IMDB – you can read the full article here
Australian media still a Blokesworld in 2016
A blokey culture that rewards ‘mates over merit’, tolerates sexual harassment and abuse, pays lip service to work-family balance, and perpetuates the gender pay gap has been exposed by a landmark survey of women in the Australian media.FIRST PUBLISHED ON MEAA – you can read the full article here
