Do women journalists get to choose what topics they report?

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Female journalists tend to cover education, health, lifestyle and religion, while male journalists tend to cover economics, politics, sports and technology. Is this evidence of discrimination?

The findings come from the Women’s Media Center, which aims to make “women visible and powerful in the media.” It does this through “media advocacy campaigns, media monitoring for sexism, creating original content, training women and girls to participate in media and promoting media experienced women experts,” according to its website.

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