Women rarely quoted in French newspapers

The French Association des Femmes Journalistes (Association for Women Journalists) has published a study claiming that women are not fairly represented in the French press. According to the survey, conducted in May 2006, quotations from women are found in only 17% of the published articles. And 20% of women appear in the press without reference to their occupation, and a further 20% are defined only by their family status. In 2005 Global Media Monitoring Project released a similar study, which found that women were mentioned in only 14% of articles covering political issues. (Via Editors Weblog)