*Gender Checks are quick examinations of gender representation in individual news articles for the purpose of discovering trends over time. Click here to read more.
Website: The New York Times
On The New York Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 10 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 6 was titled “Obama Meeting Leaders From Congress on Stalemate.” Its subject was the pending shut down of the federal government over budget conflicts.
Here is its gender breakdown:
-Author: Male
-Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male – President of the United States
2. Male – Speaker of the House
3. Male – U.S. senator
4. Male – U.S. senator
Notes/analysis: This story is lead news across several news organizations this week. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker of the house, and women currently hold 17 Senate seats and 76 seats in the House of Representatives.
Website: ProPublica
On ProPublica, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 10 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 6 was titled “Charter Schools Outsource Education to Management Firms, With Mixed Results.” Its subject was a lawsuit in progress against a private education firm running various charter schools.
Here is its gender breakdown:
-Author: Female
-Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male – company board member
2. Male – attorney
3. Male – education professor
4. Male – attorney
5. Male – education consultant
6. Male – education professor
7. Male – charter school board member
8. Male – attorney
Notes/Analysis: While women make up over 60 percent of the teaching force in the United States, they hold only 30 percent of administrator positions and still fewer school board seats, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
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