Kirsten Diprose. Source: Women's Agenda.
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New research shows rural women are producing their own independent podcasts. Kirsten Diprose argues that ironically, it’s the traditional inequality of rural areas that’s been the catalyst.
I worked in the mainstream media for nearly two decades, and it was always bizarre to be in a female-dominated workforce, but with the men in senior leadership positions and in general bringing in the higher salaries.
The content was also heavily male in terms of who was featured in the news. It still is today, with women quoted only 30% of the time for news stories and 59% of bylines for new stories are men’s.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kirsten Diprose is a PhD candidate at Deakin University, founder of the Rural Podcasting Co., and co-host of the Ducks on the Pond podcast. She is also a freelance broadcaster and former ABC journalist.
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