Comments on: Sexism on BBC News http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/sexism-on-the-10/ a blog about news and stuff Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian Monck http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/sexism-on-the-10/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Adrian Monck Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:58:58 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=983#comment-734 <b>@Nigel</b> Oops. The study <a href="http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/54/1/10" title="BMJ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">url</a>... @Nigel Oops. The study url…

]]> By: Adrian Monck http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/sexism-on-the-10/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Adrian Monck Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:54:40 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=983#comment-733 <b>@Dave</b> Not much likelihood of that…see below <b>@Nigel</b> Take a look at this study of why there are so few women consultants in the NHS… <blockquote>“Analyses of career preferences and intentions suggest that disproportionate promotion cannot readily be explained as differential choice by women…there is evidence in some cases of disproportionate promotion that is best interpreted as direct or indirect discrimination.”</blockquote> <b>@Nick</b> Thanks for the heads up on your blog. Surprised to see PH put his name to this: <em>“Because of the intensive nature of TV news, there are fewer senior female correspondents…”</em> See NHS study above. An argument for a little <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2006/jan/09/business.workandcareers" rel="nofollow">Norwegian-style encouragement</a>? To re-cap my argument above: 1. Women get a rough deal out of the news business. 2. Anonymous complaints that an editor only uses the people that the selection system has placed at the front of the queue are missing the point. @Dave Not much likelihood of that…see below
@Nigel Take a look at this study of why there are so few women consultants in the NHS…

“Analyses of career preferences and intentions suggest that disproportionate promotion cannot readily be explained as differential choice by women…there is evidence in some cases of disproportionate promotion that is best interpreted as direct or indirect discrimination.”

@Nick Thanks for the heads up on your blog. Surprised to see PH put his name to this: “Because of the intensive nature of TV news, there are fewer senior female correspondents…” See NHS study above. An argument for a little Norwegian-style encouragement?

To re-cap my argument above:

1. Women get a rough deal out of the news business.
2. Anonymous complaints that an editor only uses the people that the selection system has placed at the front of the queue are missing the point.

]]> By: Nick Reynolds http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/sexism-on-the-10/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Nick Reynolds Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:56:04 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=983#comment-731 Peter Horrocks has very kindly said that one of the "senior sources" in this story was in fact him. See this post on my blog: http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/i-hate-senior-sources/ NB I work for the BBC but the views expressed on my personal blog are my own. Peter Horrocks has very kindly said that one of the “senior sources” in this story was in fact him. See this post on my blog:

http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/i-hate-senior-sources/

NB I work for the BBC but the views expressed on my personal blog are my own.

]]> By: nigel barlow http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/sexism-on-the-10/comment-page-1/#comment-730 nigel barlow Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:39:55 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=983#comment-730 Yep,I'm sure that news organisations make life difficult for women reporters Adrian but are they any different to any other organisation in that respect. You make a good point.You put your best people forward,it is not the BBC news' fault that at the present time they all happen to be men Yep,I’m sure that news organisations make life difficult for women reporters Adrian but are they any different to any other organisation in that respect.

You make a good point.You put your best people forward,it is not the BBC news’ fault that at the present time they all happen to be men

]]> By: Dave Lee http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/sexism-on-the-10/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Dave Lee Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:42:30 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=983#comment-729 Without sounding too much like one of those daft BBC Have Your Say commenters, I wonder what the reaction would be if the imbalance was in favour of women? Sexism? Or a triumph for the females? Without sounding too much like one of those daft BBC Have Your Say commenters, I wonder what the reaction would be if the imbalance was in favour of women?

Sexism? Or a triumph for the females?

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