The media
Media and culture have immense power to shape, and reflect, the way society views women’s worth. Yet women remain side-lined, stereotyped, or simply invisible in the media we consume and the industry behind it.
Women working in journalism routinely face abuse and harassment. Male-dominated institutions, systemic sexism and lack of family-friendly work practices are major barriers to women’s employment in the media and creative industries.
On screen, in print and in our arts spaces, women are objectified and mocked. Female politicians face questions about relationship choices, victims of male violence are disrespected, and women are less often invited to commentate on current affairs.
Engender Parliamentary Briefing International Women’s Day 2024 - #InspireInclusion
Mar 7, 2024: Ahead of this year’s Scottish Government International Women’s Day debate, we ask all MSPs to #InspireInclusion by highlighting the action still required to achieve equal representation for women and all marginalised people in public, cultural and political life. In the majority of spaces where decisions are made, men remain dominant while women are excluded, and as a result, sexism is perpetuated across public life.
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New report reveals stark gender divide in Scottish sports media coverage
Blog – Oct 19, 2023: A new report reveals a significant gender gap in how men and women athletes are covered in Scottish sports media.
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GUEST POST: Critically minded? The problem of diversity in film criticism
Blog – Sep 6, 2023
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GUEST POST: Do we need diversity quotas in film?
Blog – Aug 9, 2023
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Where are the women? Nearly 500 women are ‘missing’ from key positions of power in Scotland
Blog – Jul 18, 2023
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Cost of Living Crisis: How are rising costs affecting women in the arts?
Blog – Apr 4, 2023
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GUEST POST: “Warning” versus “claiming”: the subtle misogyny in media discourse
Blog – May 25, 2022
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GUEST POST: Who says what? A breakdown of gender bias in news topics and reporting
Blog – May 19, 2022
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GUEST POST: Precedented inequalities in unprecedented times
Blog – Apr 22, 2022
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When Words Fail: The Way Institutions Talk about Sarah Everard Matters
Blog – Oct 1, 2021
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F-words: Gendered language - the Maker movement and its technology narrative
Blog – Sep 4, 2020
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F-words: Gypsy/Traveller women in Scotland
Blog – Jul 27, 2020
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F-words: introducing our new blog series on feminist language
Blog – Jul 14, 2020
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GUEST POST: Being a Black Woman in Scotland: A Unique and Complex Experience
Blog – Jun 19, 2020
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Can foreign policy ever be truly feminist?
Blog – Sep 17, 2019
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Feminism on Film: Engender joins with Take One Action Film Festival
Blog – Aug 14, 2019
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Guest Post: Hyper-sexualising queer women is a social injustice - it's time to change the narrative
Blog – Jun 26, 2019
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Gender Matters and #GenerationEqual: Shifting the needle on equality for women and girls
Blog – Feb 1, 2019
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Guest post: Reflections on the Intersection Between Race and Gender in Public Life
Blog – Dec 3, 2018
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Visibly Invisible: Cultural representations of women with disabilites in contemporary scottish and uk media
Blog – Aug 20, 2018
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Summary of 'Gender Matters in Media' Roundtable
Nov 23, 2017: This is a report from a roundtable discussion for women involved in Scotland's media, hosted by Engender in February 2016.
Date of publication: March 2016.
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Sex and Power in Scotland 2017
Mar 6, 2017: This report sets out the extent of men’s over-representation in positions of authority and influence in Scotland. In 2017, women still have unequal access to power, decision-making and participation throughout all areas of public life, with men holding 73% of the 3029 positions of power and authority identified.
Date of publication: March 2017.
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