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What is Male-Dominated

Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism
Men in the majority.
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Newsroom Representation and Discrimination Against Female Journalists in Ghana
Rainbow Sackey (University of Education, Winneba, Ghana), Abraham Atobrah Asiamah (University of Education, Winneba, Ghana), and Lisa Agyinor Forson Aboagye (University of Education, Winneba, Ghana)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6686-2.ch016
Abstract
In journalism, there are still growing concerns about the ratio of men to women, even though women's presence in the newsroom have increased progressively. The issues of gender stereotyping and discrimination against women have emerged over time and still remain an issue of great concern. In view of this, using the gender theory, this chapter aims to interrogate the issues of female representation in the practice of journalism in Ghana, in terms of numbers, portrayals, and discriminations. To achieve the aim, the study employs a qualitative approach through in-drpth interviews. The study reveal that men still dominate the journalism profession in Ghana. Also women in the newsroom are portrayed on one hand as capable and hardworking and on the other hand as emotional and immoral. Furthermore, women in journalism in Ghana are discriminated against in terms of salary structure and job roles. It was also revealed that female journalists in Ghana are employing strategies like apathy and rebelliousness to deal with the negative portrayals and discrimination against them.
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Labelling Directors as “Women”
Controlled mainly by or consisting mainly of men.
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Perspectives From a Maritime University's Female Faculty: From Queen Bees to Gentle Mermaids or White Sharks
An adjective used to describe places with a male majority. According to the accepted definition, if the proportion of a particular gender in a place is less than 25 percent, that place is considered to be dominated by the other gender. For example, male-dominated means that women in that place constitute less than 25 percent of the whole. This term is mostly used to describe occupations or workplaces. For example, male-dominated jobs, male-dominated workplaces, male-dominated schools. The antonym of this word is female-dominated.
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