1. Unequal Coverage

The coverage we give: While women make up 50% of the population only 24% of people in the global news media are women. [IWMF GMMP Report] Men are given the majority of coverage in news content including as main characters and subjects. 

In hard news topics: What is more, the topics where women are most visible are the topics given least news space such as science and education or lifestyle. Men are more prominent than women in hard news topics such as politics, sports and business.

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