The BBC has just appointed its 17th male director general. It needs to work harder towards gender equality all round.
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Men still dominate the science media landscape, among both quoted sources and the writers themselves. Confronting this problem is not a job just for women, or just for the media - it’s for everyone.
The death of the well-known UK television personality highlights the oppressive way in which women are represented.
When it comes to ‘experts’ men still vastly outnumber women in the media.
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Lecturer, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
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Professor Emeritus, Director of the Expert Women Project; former Director of Broadcasting, Department of Journalism, City, University of London, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor, Interim Pro Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching, Australian National University