Affiliation:
1. Basma Mostafa Taha is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Mass Commonucation, Cairo University. Shahira S. Fahmy is a Professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at The American University in Cairo
Abstract
This comparative study analyzes the representation of women in online news in three countries that rank differently along the gender equality continuum: the United States, Sweden, and Egypt. Based on a content analysis of 420 news articles, a total of 2,210 news subjects were analyzed from six news websites. Results suggest that women continue to be underrepresented in the news of the three countries examined and that stereotypical patterns continue to be dominant in the online digital environment although significant differences in gender portrayal among the three countries were noted.
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