Were You Aware? - South America Edition

1. In several Latin American countries, the participation of women in the media as a news subject has reached an average of 26%. Television is where women are most represented (28%) and radio is where they are least represented (22%). The news topic of equality occupies 7% of the total news agenda.

2. GMMP found a small global increase in the number of women as news subjects over time, from 17% in 1995 to 24% in 2015. The largest rise of women as news subjects is seen in Latin America (13% increase from 1995 to 2015).

3. One in four women in Brazil said that positive female role models in the media gave them courage to leave an abusive relationship.

Did any of these statistics surprise you?

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If you are interested in South American representation, click on the following links for more information:

https://latamjournalismreview.org/articles/women-remain-underrepresented-in-latin-american-media-according-to-global-media-monitoring-report/#:~:text=Women%20journalists%2C%20on%20the%20other,followed%20by%20radio%20(37.44%25).

https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/press-releases/women-are-portrayed-as-objects-sexual-desire-and-men-are-leaders-in-advertising-in-latin-america-and-caribbean

https://migrantwomenpress.com/representation-of-latinas-in-the-media-by-isadora-bueno-bastos/