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Just 24% of news sources are women. Here’s why that's a problem

In 2015 that figure rose to just 24%

Sarah Macharia
Programme Manager, The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)
Marcus Burke
Research Analyst, Media, Entertainment and Sport, World Economic Forum
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Gender inequality in the news 1995-2015
Table 1. GMMP 2015. Typology of news subjects and sources by sex
Typology of news subjects and sources by sex Image: GMMP, 2015
Figure 2: GMMP 2005-2015. Major topics (% space in the news as compared with women's representation)
Major topics (% space in the news as compared with women's representation) Image: GMMP, 2005-2015
Table 2. GMMP 2015. Ratio of women to men featured in the news by major news topic.
Ratio of women to men featured in the news by major news topic Image: GMMP, 2015
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