Tag: Deirdre O’Neill

Female politicians receive less attention in the press now than they did 20 years ago

Female politicians receive less attention in the press now than they did 20 years ago

Despite the rise in the number of female MPs and victories of feminism over the last twenty years, there has been no corresponding increase in the amount of press attention they are afforded. Indeed, women are still less likely to be taken seriously in the press, with men continuing to be portrayed as more serious […]