Women and Media

Karen Ross is a reader in mass communication at Coventry University. Her recent books include Black Marks: Minority Ethnic Audiences and Media (edited, 2001); Women, Politics and Change (edited, 2002); Women, Politics, Media: Uneasy Relations in Comparative Perspective (2002); Mapping the Margins: Identity Politics and Media (edited with Deniz Derman, 2003); and Media and Audiences (with Virginia Nightingale, 2003).Carolyn M. Byerly teaches in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She is the author of numerous chapters in edited collections and articles in journals including Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Journalism Educator, and Inter/Sections.

"Ross and Byerly present nine outstanding essays by leading feminists who document both media misrepresentations of women and women’s interventions to change the media." Eileen R. Meehan, Louisiana State University "This international collection is rooted in political activism and feminist theory, a rare combination. With historical and theoretical background, key terms, and discussion questions, it's a valuable and provocative resource." Lana Rakow, University of North Dakota "To any woman who has ever felt oppressed, repressed or supressed, Women and the Media: International Perspectives is a must read. [...T]hose of us who have the power of the voice owe it to our sisters in other countries to learn about the media's misrepresentations of women and initiate change. Sisters, unite-and read on!" Eureka Street

• Notes on Contributors viiAcknowledgments x1 Introduction 1Carolyn M. Byerly and Karen RossPart I Representing and Consuming Women 9Introduction2 Media Coverage of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children 13Jenny Kitzinger3 Exclusion and Marginality: Portrayals of Women in Israeli Media 39Dafna Lemish4 Women Framed: The Gendered Turn in Mediated Politics 60Karen Ross5 The Woman Warrior: A Feminist Political Economic Analysis of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 81Ellen RiordanPart II Women’s Agency in Media Production 105Introduction6 Feminist Interventions in Newsrooms 109Carolyn M. Byerly7 Working, Watching, and Waiting: Women and Issues of Access, Employment, and Decision-Making in the Media in India 132Ammu Joseph8 “Dangerously Feminine?” Theory and Praxis of Women’s Alternative Radio 157Caroline Mitchell9 Cyberspace: The New Feminist Frontier? 185Gillian YoungsIndex 209