Wow. Newsnight tonight was dominated by women. Is this your DHs doing Justine?

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YoniMatopoeia · 11/09/2013 23:33

Female presenter. Mostly female talking heads/opinion givers (only one man I saw but I missed a bit in the middle)

It reminded me how rare this is.

How sad is it that our media is so male dominated.

Sorry if I am not completely coherent. I may have had a v hard day at work and a little wine.

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Bue · 12/09/2013 18:08

Channel4 is doing an outstanding job on female representation at the moment - Jon Snow interviewed an all-female panel of three the other week, then a couple of nights later Cathy Newman led another panel of three women.

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JustineMumsnet · 12/09/2013 16:09

Dh definitely trying to get more women on, yes. It seems to be harder to convince women than men that they have something worth hearing though. There's a surprise .

TunipTheUnconquerable · 12/09/2013 10:09

Channel 4 News does a great job at proving it's possible, too.

78bunion · 12/09/2013 09:37

It is quite rare. I go on TV and a radio sometimes. Lots of women don't because it can mean a very early start, car to pick you up at crack of dawn from house, no fee or a late night. Same with public speaking which I do a lot. I am often the only woman. It is a kind of self promotion, I am great activity which is great for your personal brand. Many women don't blow their own trumpet enough by doing this kind of out of hours unpaid and pretty stressful stuff. I wish more did and I wish they were asked more too.

grimbletart · 12/09/2013 09:06

That happened also a few months ago. It was so rare that the fact that it was an all-woman discussion leapt out at me, which is shows that hen's teeth come to mind. Having said that Sky's Jeff Randall show at 7pm (mainly financial stuff) is terrific at generally having a normal representation of women experts i.e. recognition that we make up half the population. Good for you Jeff!

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