Women in Journalism (WiJ), the networking and campaigning organisation, is staging a seminar next Thursday entitled Are men still dominating the media?
Speakers on the panel will include Sue Matthias, editor of the Financial Times magazine; Natalie Bennett, editor of Guardian Weekly ; and Eve Pollard, the former editor of the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express.
The event marks the centenary of International Women's Day (on 8 March). According to the WiJ website, "new research has shown that women are still underrepresented in Britain's newspapers."
It finds that women are "less likely to be promoted to senior editorial positions and less likely to write about hard news, politics and current affairs than their male counterparts. Even traditional areas like lifestyle and features are being taken over by male colleagues."
Details of the survey, carried out by Echo Research, are to be released to coincide with the seminar, which will be held from 7-9pm, at the London offices of the legal firm, Wiggin & Co, in the Met Building, 22 Percy Street W1T 2BU.
