New Books In Communications

In this episode, New Books Network host Nina Bo Wagner talks to Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh about her new book Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives (Routledge, 2025). They discuss how gender continues to shape who produces the news, how stories are told, and whose voices are amplified or silenced in the global media landscape. Drawing on intersectional and transnational feminist frameworks, Journalism and Gender offers a sweeping account of the role gender plays in journalism across more than ninety countries, with a particular focus on the Global South. Geertsema-Sligh traces the evolution of women’s participation in the field, the persistence of male-dominated newsroom cultures, and the ways women and gender minorities are represented in coverage of politics, war, and violence. The book also explores gender in international media development, media activism, and journalism education—highlighting how feminist and intersectional approaches can drive meaningful change in the industry. Designed as an acc