Women in the Media: Representation? Misrepresentation? No Representation?

south west | media and culture | feature Monday September 15, 2008 15:31 by imcvol

Your chance to help answer the questions: Tuesday 16th September, Cafe Kino, 7pm

BFN writes; Some people feel that women are still being misrepresented, that negative and unrealistic images of women out number positive, real representations by the media. But we have little evidence to draw on....We can assume that, for instance, the Daily Sport will carry far more representations of women in a sexual context than women as mothers, professionals, valued community members etc. We are pretty sure that on an average day we will be confronted with far more images of undressed women than undressed men, but without evidence it is difficult to address this misrepresentation....This is a great opportunity for groups and individuals in Bristol to participate in research which will be used across the country to work towards fair, more equal gender representations....Participants will be investigating the ways in which women are represented in the media. You can choose your own area of research or join a group already investigating a particular issue. We are looking at print media, film, TV, online media, radio... anything! It is a very open brief and you can sign up for as much or as little as you like. First meeting Tuesday 16th September, Cafe Kino, 9 Tree Hill, stokes Croft - 7pm Meeting to learn more and choose a question to research. Full article. (Image: Do these images represent women in the media?)

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