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Representation of Women in the Media

category bristol | media and culture | announcement author Wednesday September 10, 2008 19:16author by BFNauthor email women_inthemedia at yahoo dot com Report this post to the editors

Bristol to undertake national research

Volunteers are needed to help with a research project between 15th Oct - 15th Nov in Bristol. Groups and individuals wanted!

Participants will be investigating the ways in which women are represented in the media. You can choose your own area of research or join a group already investigating a particular issue. We are looking at print media, film, TV, online media, radio... anything! It is a very open brief and you can sign up for as much or as little as you like.

Please get in touch if you are interested in participating or just finding out more.

Does this image represent women in the media?
Does this image represent women in the media?

Between 15th October and 15th November Bristol Fawcett Society and the Bristol Feminist Network are undertaking a research project into the ways that women are represented in the media. The findings will be submitted to Just Media, ahead of their UK campaign launch.

The aims of this research are to raise awareness and to provoke debate and action in response to the way that women are represented in the media.

Some people feel that women are still being misrepresented, that negative and unrealistic images of women out number positive, real representations by the media. But we have little evidence to draw on.

We can assume that, for instance, the Daily Sport will carry far more representations of women in a sexual context than women as mothers, professionals, valued community members etc. We are pretty sure that on an average day we will be confronted with far more images of undressed women than undressed men, but without evidence it is difficult to address this misrepresentation.

This is a great opportunity for groups and individuals in Bristol to participate in research which will be used across the country to work towards fair, more equal gender representations.

We are looking for volunteers to take on 30mins, 1hr, 1 day , 1 month actions. You would be very welcome to join a group already researching a particular area, or to choose your own issue to research. We are looking at print media, film, TV, online media, radio... It is a wide open brief and we are looking forward to finding out the answers to such questions as:

* What is the ratio of women to men newsreaders who are over 40?
* How many films out this month were directed by women?
* Are there more models in women's magazines or lad's mags?
* What percentage of women in TV adverts are larger than a size 8?
* Which newsagents display publications with front page pornographic images on their stands?
* How many DJs are female? How does R4 compare to R1?

When all our findings are in we will be collating them as a body of research to be used nationally, but also presenting them creatively in exhibition in Bristol. So you may want to present your findings graphically as a collage of press cuttings, in video, in artwork , as an audio documentary or an exhibition of photos.

For inspiration, check out some research undertaken in 2007: http://www.bristolfawcett.org.uk/MediaRepresentation.html

To get involved and discuss ideas join the facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33173793437

and come and meet us on one of the following dates:

Tuesday 16th September
Cafe Kino
9 Tree Hill, stokes Croft
7pm
Meeting to learn more and choose a question to research.

Tuesday 7th October
Hen & Chicken
Bedminster
7pm
Participants meet to confirm topics and groups and get ready for the research period.

Saturday 15th November
St Werburghs Community Centre
12-6pm
Meet to collate and discuss findings. Consider future action and set up the exhibition.

16th - 23rd November
venue tbc
Exhibition of findings

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   important work!     Emma    Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:27 
   female sexuality     gender bender    Wed Sep 17, 2008 13:04 
   sexual oppression and feminism     jill    Thu Sep 18, 2008 15:31 
   new men = bad sex     jill    Thu Sep 18, 2008 16:03 
   more sex please, we're british!     kaitlin    Thu Sep 18, 2008 17:46 
   Feminists have good sex!     nickleberry    Sat Sep 20, 2008 15:37 
   sexual torpor     emily    Sat Sep 20, 2008 17:14 
   explore more     visitor    Sat Sep 20, 2008 20:15 
   sexual naivety     poster girl    Sun Sep 21, 2008 13:26 
 10   hidden ajenda     Emma    Sun Sep 21, 2008 14:14 
 11   self-inflicted frump     jill    Sun Sep 21, 2008 15:24 
 12   Why the anti feminism?     Puzzled    Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:19 
 13   Diversity!     nickleberry    Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:33 
 14   what anti-feminism? where?     jill    Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:36 
 15   islamic homophobia     a feminist    Mon Sep 22, 2008 15:06 
 16   thanks     jill    Mon Sep 22, 2008 18:18 
 17   editorial guidelines     imcvol    Tue Sep 23, 2008 16:41 
 18   whoa there     nickleberry    Tue Sep 23, 2008 17:06 
 19   Patriarchy + Religion = Sexual Oppression Of Women     Patriarchy + Religion = Sexual Oppression Of Women    Wed Sep 24, 2008 09:12 
 20   for abuse     imcvol    Wed Sep 24, 2008 09:17 
 21   religious bigotry in sheeps clothing     woman at work    Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:46 
 22   nonsense     nickleberry    Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:38 
 23   goodbye bristol indymedia     woman at work    Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:43 
 24   on topic     Emma    Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:56 
 25   Poetry is tricky     nickleberry    Wed Sep 24, 2008 15:08 
 26   "Now, where were we?"     jill    Wed Sep 24, 2008 15:10 
 27   Parable? What parable?     Tory Monarchist    Wed Sep 24, 2008 15:25 
 28   New female collective members     Imcvol    Wed Sep 24, 2008 17:07 
 29   Less of the biological determinism from feminists, please     Woman with half a brain    Wed Sep 24, 2008 17:43 
 30   women in the media     just another woman...    Wed Sep 24, 2008 17:59 
 31   Suspicion confirmed sadly.     Alison Andrews    Wed Sep 24, 2008 18:06 
 32   Jill..     imcvol    Wed Sep 24, 2008 18:54 
 33   this is being handled atrociously     an ex imcvol    Wed Sep 24, 2008 19:02 
 34   thanks!     jill    Wed Sep 24, 2008 19:17 
 35   One route to change...     Join 'em    Wed Sep 24, 2008 19:39 
 36   The media lie that women can have it all     Woman with half a brain    Thu Sep 25, 2008 05:09 
 37   Clarification on Indymedia's Rules Please?     Tory Monarchist    Thu Sep 25, 2008 07:51 
 38   a response     imcvol    Thu Sep 25, 2008 08:50 
 39   eximc vol     just another woman...    Thu Sep 25, 2008 13:17 
 40   hello bristol indymedia!     woman at work    Fri Sep 26, 2008 00:31 
 41   SEX!!     BFN    Fri Sep 26, 2008 14:30 
 42   But the Big Picture is ....     Woman with half a brain    Fri Sep 26, 2008 17:11 
 43   Yep     BFN    Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:09 
 44   And anything else?     VICKY    Tue Oct 07, 2008 15:37 


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