“Like many other BBC women, I had long suspected that I was routinely paid less, and at this point in my career, I was determined not to let it happen again.”
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Female News Anchors: The Complicated and Sexist Beauty Standards Behind TV Hair and Makeup
Judy Bachrach /
Allure Magazine
“The Foxification of our look has made things completely different — it seemed to me, coming up at the time, that it was Fox that changed everything: a Victoria’s Secret ethos driving what you look like on TV,” acknowledges newswoman Jami Floyd, who used to appear regularly as a commentator on Fox News shows. “It’s a cable phenomenon. There is a whole department devoted to makeup and hair at Fox, and it didn’t matter which show you were on — the look was consistent. Their people seemed to put a lot of makeup on, and certainly a lot of eyelashes. The women wear skirts and heels.”
Scarcity Of Women In Newspaper Journalism Laid Bare In Startling New Report
Rachel Wearmouth /
Huffington Post
Between June and July of this year, just 25% of front page bylines at national British newspapers were women’s while a paltry 34% of senior managers were female.