Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-272) and indexes.

1. Introduction -- 2. Women in/as entertainment -- 3. Images of women in news and magazines -- 4. Women as audience -- 5. Women and production : gender and the political economy of media industries -- 6. Toward a model of women's media action -- 7. First path : politics to media -- 8. Second path : media profession to politics -- 9. Third path : advocate change agent -- 10. Fourth path : women's media enterprises -- 11. Conclusion.

"Women and Media is a thoughtful cross-cultural examination of the ways in which women have worked inside and outside mainstream media organizations since the 1970s. The book provides an overview of the key issues and developments in feminist media critiques and interventions over the last 30 years, beginning with the extant literature in this growing field and ending with a new study of women's media activism in 20 nations. The authors recount and analyze the first-hand narratives of nearly 100 women media activists whose work has contributed to the making of a feminist public sphere that has moved women leaders and agendas more forcefully into their societies."--BOOK JACKET.

All age.