Howard University USA Women amp media conglomeration Feminisms next frontier Womens right to communicate Guaranteed by Article 19 of UN Declaration of Human Rights Is blocked by womens access to media through conglomeration ID: 532772
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Carolyn M. ByerlyHoward University, USA
Women & media conglomeration:
Feminism’s next frontierSlide2
Women’s right to communicateGuaranteed by Article 19 of UN Declaration of Human Rights
Is blocked by women’s access to media through conglomeration:
Consolidated ownership shrinks job market
Women hold few positions on boards or other decision making
Content continues to marginalize women and feminist ideas Slide3
Men’s power
Men have consolidated their economic and political power through media conglomeration.
Telecommunications is the second greatest revenue-generating industry in the world.Slide4
Media conglomeration concentrates wealth
Company
National Base
2014 profits (Euros)
Comcast
USA
52 billion
Google
USA
50 billion
Disney
USA
35 billion
News Corp
USA
30 billion
Direct TV
USA
24 billion
Viacom
USA
21 billion
Time Warner
USA
21 billion
Sony
Japan
20
billion
Bertelsmann
Germany
17 billion
Apple
USA
14 billionSlide5
Women’s representation on boards
Company
Total directors
#
women
% women
Comcast
12
2
17%
Google
14
2
14%
Disney
12
4
33%
News Corp
12
3
25%
Direct
TV
12
2
17%
Viacom
11
4
36%
Time Warner
12
2
17%
Sony
15
0
0%
Bertelsmann
5
1
20%
Apple
8
2
25%Slide6
Questions to consider:How is media ownership regulated in each nation?
What do laws and regulations specify about gender (and race) in ownership?
Do women in media professions discuss ownership?
Do feminist organizations have a strategy for addressing media laws and regulation?Slide7
Thank you for interest!
Carolyn
M. Byerly
Department
of Communication,
Culture
& Media Studies
Howard University
Washington, DC, USA
cbyerly@earthlink.net