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Series 2 of The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is out now, supported by The WOW Foundation's Global Founding Partner Bloomberg. Hosted by Jude Kelly, this six-part series takes listeners on a journey to discover how the often hidden forces of tech, media and finance shape women’s lives.
To take your journey further, we've created a reading list on each of the three subjects, including links to subjects discussed and more.
We spoke to the following experts and changemakers on episode 5: Caroline Criado-Perez, Ayesha Hazarika, Madeline Di Nonno and Francine Lacqua.
In Episode 6, you'll hear from: Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua, Sarah Sands, Pat Mitchell, and June Sarpong.
Listen to Episode 5 here
Listen to Episode 6 here
Media Reading List
Invisible Women - Exposing a Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Caroline Criado Perez
Women and leadership/News Media 2021 - Dr Craig T. Robertson, Meera Selva, Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Reuters Institute
Experts
Covid-19, women and the media - Aisha Majid, Press Gazette
Male experts dominate UK news shows - Mark Sweney, The Guardian
Stats for lack of representation in news UK - Women in Journalism
Some organisations supporting women and minority voices in the media:
Women In Journalism
Equate Scotland (Pass the Mic report)
Gender Equal Media Scotland
Marginalising women in the media:
Lack of diversity in British news rooms Report - Women in Journalism
Women and Covid-19 media coverage - King’s College London
Covid-19, women and the media - Aisha Majid, Press Gazette
Tackling the Underrepresentation - Aneeta Rattan,Siri Chilazi,Oriane Georgeac, and Iris Bohnet, Harvard Business Review
Where are the women of colour experts - Pass the Mic Scotland
Women writers on television
Women in TV are overlooked - Deborah Frances-White, The Guardian
“Who Makes The News” Report - Global Media Mentoring Project
Who Owns the Media? Report - Media Reform
Shattering the glass screen Report - McKinsey & Company
Representation of women in news media in USA Report - Women's Media Centre
Women’s representation and voice in media coverage of the Covid pandemic report - King's College London, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership
Dwindling women CEOs - CNBC
Women and leadership:
Women and Leadership - Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Women Leaders and Gender Stereotyping in the UK Press - A poststructuralist approach - Judith Baxter
Women leaders and distrust - Christine Ro, BBC
Women and leadership/News Media 2021 - Dr Craig T. Robertson, Meera Selva, Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Reuters Institute
Diversity Drives - BBC
BBC’s 50:50 Project - BBC