Publication
Title
The vertical glass ceiling : explaining female politicians' underrepresentation in television news
Author
Abstract
This study analyses television news coverage of female politicians in Flanders (Belgium). Women politicians receive less coverage than their male colleagues do. We investigate whether this gender bias can be explained by political differences between men and women or whether a real media bias exists. We examine ten possible explanations, which can be divided into two groups: characteristics of female politicians, such as their function, and of news features, such as the theme of the item. Overall, the lower level functions of female politicians largely determine their limited television news coverage. Nevertheless, female politicians still get less speaking time, even when controlling for all ten variables. Thus, in addition to political gender differences, a real gender bias exists in Flemish television news: Female politicians receive less news coverage compared to male politicians with a similar political status.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Communications : the European journal of communication research / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kommunikationsforschung [Köln]; Association Allemande de Recherche pour la Communication [Cologne] - Sankt Augustin, 1976, currens
Publication
Sankt Augustin : Verlag Hans Richarz , 2013
ISSN
0341-2059 [print]
1613-4087 [online]
DOI
10.1515/COMMUN-2013-0023
Volume/pages
38 :4 (2013) , p. 389-410
ISI
000326879100004
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Information-processing by individual political actors. The determinants of exposure, attention and action.
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Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 15.01.2014
Last edited 09.10.2023
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