Gender inequalities are commonplace in newsrooms in most countries around the world. The inequalities play out in newsroom culture, in the roles held by staff and in the types of stories assigned to reporters depending on whether they are female or male. Studies document patterns of gender job segregation as well as overrepresentation of women in junior newsroom roles. Findings from media monitoring research indicate that stories about politics and the economy are overwhelmingly reported by men, as are foreign and international news. The male bias in assignment of important stories of the day became clear during the Covid-19 coronavirus global health crisis. The research found a displacement of women from science and health reporting worldwide, a topic that women journalists were more likely to cover in previous years.

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