Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
Each March, the National Women’s History Alliance announces a new theme recognizing Women’s History Month. This year, the theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” which honors “women in every community who have devoted their lives and talents to producing art, pursuing truth, and reflecting the human condition decade after decade.” In a 2022 global report of 240 news brands by the University of Oxford and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, researchers found that only 21% of the top editors were women, despite the fact that, on average, 40% of journalists working at the brands studied were women. Despite facing systemic obstacles such as sexual harassment and gender and race based pay inequality, through their storytelling, women journalists have challenged dominant narratives, shed light on previously overlooked experiences, and paved the way for future generations. In this Q&A, Boston University journalism professors Anne Donohue (COM’89) and Tina McDuffie and College of Communication Dean Mariette DiChristina (COM’86) share their journey as women in journalism. Mariette DiChristina is the dean of the College of Communication at Boston University. A nationally recognized science journalist, she was the first woman to head Scientific American since its founding in 1845.
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