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Informed by global and intersectional feminist perspectives, this textbook offers a broad introduction to the role of gender in journalism and considers how women in particular are represented in the news

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh is a Professor of Journalism at Butler University in Indianapolis, USA. Born and raised in South Africa, Geertsema-Sligh obtained a doctoral degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She has studied the relationship between women and news globally for more than 20 years.