New Books in Communications Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, "Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives" (Routledge, 2025)
Dec 6, 2025
Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, a Professor of Journalism at Butler University, dives into her new book, which examines the intersection of journalism and gender across 92 countries. She highlights the systemic barriers women journalists face, including gendered violence and newsroom segregation. The conversation reveals how cultural stigmas around motherhood and caregiving impact women's careers. Geertsema-Sligh advocates for feminist media activism and decolonized journalism education to foster a more inclusive future in the media landscape.
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Truly Global Textbook Ambition
- Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh intentionally wrote a global textbook covering 92 countries to counter Western-centric media studies.
- She aimed to include the Global South and diverse feminist perspectives to broaden students' understanding.
Intersectional Feminist Frameworks
- Geertsema-Sligh combines intersectional, transnational, and postcolonial feminist frameworks to analyze journalism.
- She stresses that gender studies and journalism research have been Western-dominated and need diverse voices.
Study News Construction, Not Just Effects
- A media-sociological approach studies how news is constructed, not just its effects on audiences.
- This lens reveals power, selection, and framing that shape women's participation and representation.
