[Dryerase] Old Boys Network: Women Confined to Pink Media Ghetto

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Old Boys Network: Women Confined to Pink Media Ghetto 
by Jennifer L. Pozner 

Ask a feminist to identify the most important issue
facing women today, and, chances are, she wouldn’t
immediately point to the media. But she should. 

Corporate media is key to why our fast-moving culture
is so slow to change, stereo-types are so stubborn and
the power structure so entrenched. By determining who
can and cannot speak, which issues are discussed and
how they are framed, media have the power to maintain
the status quo or challenge the dominant order.
Without accurate, non-biased news coverage and 
challenging, creative cultural expression it is
virtually impossible to significantly move public
opinion of social justice issues and create lasting
change. 

And how have media used this power where women’s
rights are concerned? With a vengeance.