An inexplicable gap

Journalism and gender in New Zealand

Bibliographic Data

ID7477374
AuthorsLyn Barnes (Auckland University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume18
Issue6
Pages736-753
Publication date2015-12-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884915620231
OpenAlexW2340892018
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited10

This article identifies changes in gender patterns in New Zealand journalism by focussing on print newsrooms between the national census in 2006 and 2013. Apart from a significant drop (61%) in print journalists over the 7-year period, the ratio of males-to-females in newsrooms remained virtually the same, at around 50:50. In contrast, the article also analyses enrolments by gender at the largest journalism programme in the country. The results highlight a marked discrepancy between the number of females enrolling in journalism courses (76% on average between 2005 and 2015) and the numbers of females in newsrooms. The statistical analysis of the 2013 data indicates that males are more likely to be employed as print journalists, to earn more and achieve senior positions. The chasm between the number of female students and working print journalists reinforces the need for more comprehensive data gathering to monitor gender patterns in the New Zealand media industry and address this inexplicable gap

Census · Demographic economics · Gender gap · Geography · Journalism · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Population · Print media · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Demography

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