Towards Higher Education in Gender: Communication and Equality

  • Carmen Rodríguez Wangüemert Universidad de La Laguna
  • María del Pilar Matud Aznar Universidad de La Laguna
  • José Manuel Pestano Rodríguez Universidad de La Laguna
Keywords: Higher Education, gender, women, mass media, equality, educommunication.

Abstract

This paper is presented under the re-design of the present situation of mass media with regards to gender, under the Spanish Organic Act 3/2007, for the Effective Equality between men and women. The objective is to identify the representation of women and men, through the gender of those who sign the texts and photographs in the national press, as well as the gender of the cited sources. The results show great inequality. The conclusion reached being the need to eliminate passiveness or elusion before gender equality among future professionals of Communication.

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Published
2014-02-03
How to Cite
Rodríguez Wangüemert C., Matud Aznar M. d. P. y Pestano Rodríguez J. M. (2014). Towards Higher Education in Gender: Communication and Equality. Historia y Comunicación Social, 18, 743-755. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2013.v18.44283