Nov
05
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The lack of female voices on Irish radio has been heavily debated in the media lately – with good reason. A large majority of presenters, DJs and general contributors (e.g. national experts on a subject) on Irish radio are men.
Margaret E. Ward, journalist and broadcaster, has now made it easier to find female expert contributors by compiling a list of women who are interested in, or are already taking part in, discussions in the media. The list includes experts on everything from religion to marketing to sports (and everything in between), and will be updated monthly.
That should rubbish all the washed-out excuses that women ‘don’t put themselves forward’ or ‘can’t be found’!
Tagged: journalism, media, radio, women
Oct
14
US- based feminist cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian regularly posts video commentaries on her blog Feminist Frequency. One of the interesting videos from her web series is ‘The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies’, a test about female presence in films. To pass the test, a movie has to pass 3 questions;
- Are there two or more women in it, and do they have names?
- Do they talk to each other?
- Do they talk to each other about something other than a man?
You can see the video here (Warning: very bad test result!):
Thankfully, news stories today tells us about strong female presence in other cultural areas; the US National Book Awards shortlist was announced today, having a majority of female authors. Thirteen of the twenty finalists are women, the highest number of women ever nominated according to the Irish Times.
Also, ‘ The Modern’, an exhibition opening next week at the Irish Museum of Modern Art , has dedicated two whole rooms to Irish women who were central in bringing modern art to the Irish audience.
