WMC Divided 2015: The Media Gender Gap

The Women's Media Center (WMC) released its yearly report on the status of women in US media 2015. The report is based on new and original research that finds the media landscape is still dominated by male voices and male perspectives. “Inequality defines our media," said Julie Burton, President of the Women’s Media Center. “Our research shows that women, who are more than half of the population, write only a third of the stories. Media tells us our roles in society – it tells us who we are and what we can be. This new report tells us who matters and what is important to media – and it is not women.” WMC’s “Divided 2015: The Media Gender Gap” found that:

• Overall, men generated 62.1 percent of news; women generated 37.3 percent.
• In evening broadcast news, men were on camera 68 percent of the time. These include appearances by anchors as well as correspondents. Women were on-camera 32 percent of the time.
• In print, men wrote 62 percent of all stories in 10 of the most widely circulated newspapers. Women wrote just 37 percent.
• On the Internet, men wrote 58 percent of content at four online news sites. Women wrote 42 percent of the content.
• On the wires, men wrote 62 percent of the content. Women wrote 38 percent.