According to a report from the Women’s Media Center, men still dominate Emmy nominations for behind-the-scenes roles. In the writing, directing, editing and producing categories, women gained one percentage point, up from 25 percent last year.

“A Women’s Media Center report examining who provides coverage for 20 top news outlets shows that female journalists continue to report less of the news than do male journalists — with the disparity especially glaring in television,” the center reported Wednesday.

A recent report by the Women’s Media Center found that 89 percent of sports reporters are men, and women make upfewer than 10 percent of assistant sports editors.

The gender disparity shown in the WMC survey is obvious in terms of numbers and simple equity, considering that women make up 51 percent of the population. But its implications, including the impact on news credibility, may not be so clear to news consumers. WMC Director of Communications Cristal Williams Chancellor noted in an interview that many of our fellow citizens are “comfortable” with men in anchor chairs or dominating story bylines.

The letter also cites a recent report by the Women's Media Center that showed a decrease in the number of the Journal's A-section bylines by women in September, October, and November.

“Women are not equal partners in telling the story, nor are they equal partners in sourcing and interpreting what and who is important in the story,” Women’s Media Center president Julie Burton said in a press release.

The report, the fifth annual edition of its kind, has found "areas of progress, regress and, sadly, outright pushback," Julie Burton, the president of the Women's Media Center, wrote in a foreword to the report.

On the political spectrum, abortion may be categorized as a women’s issue. But in U.S. newspapers and wire services, men weigh in more often than women about reproductive rights, according to a new report commissioned by the Women’s Media Center and conducted by the research firm Novetta.

“While the slight uptick in some categories is encouraging, women still are nowhere near parity and men continue their dominance. Executives must do better in addressing the disparity of women behind the camera,” WMC President Julie Burton said.

“Women still lag behind their male counterparts in these influential behind-the-scenes roles,” said Julie Burton, WMC president. “Women represent only 28 percent of all non-acting nominations, and there are no women nominees in 18 of the non-acting categories. This is unacceptable. These numbers do not reflect the tremendous talent, experience, and impact of female writers, producers, editors and directors. While the slight uptick in some categories is encouraging, women still are nowhere near parity and men continue their dominance. Executives must do better in addressing the disparity of women behind the camera.”

As WMC president Julie Burton explained in a statement, “Women still lag behind their male counterparts in these influential behind-the-scenes roles. While the slight uptick in some categories is encouraging, women still are nowhere near parity and men continue their dominance. Executives must do better in addressing the disparity of women behind the camera.”

“This is unacceptable,” WMC President Julie Burton said in a statement calling on executives to address the gender disparity. “These numbers do not reflect the tremendous talent, experience, and impact of female writers, producers, editors and directors.”

“Women still lag behind their male counterparts in these influential behind-the-scenes roles,” said Julie Burton, WMMC president. “Women represent only 28 percent of all non-acting nominations, and there are no women nominees in 18 of the non-acting categories. This is unacceptable. These numbers do not reflect the tremendous talent, experience, and impact of female writers, producers, editors and directors."

“While the slight uptick in some categories is encouraging, women still are nowhere near parity and men continue their dominance," said Julie Burton, WMC president. "Executives must do better in addressing the disparity of women behind the camera.”

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