Journalists Ed Yong and Adrienne LaFrance discuss Yong’s original piece in The Atlantic titled,“I Spent Two Years Trying to Fix the Gender Imbalance in My Stories” and LaFrance’s 2016 piece, “I Analyzed a Year of My Reporting for Gender Bias (Again).” Both journalists analyzed what percentage of quotes in their articles came from women. The articles break down the metrics by which they measured representation and the steps Yong and LaFrance hold taken to equally represent all genders in their articles. Their work sheds light on pervasive bias and how important it is for individuals to actively combat it in their creative output.
This segment was guest hosted by Hari Kondabolou.
Source: thetakeaway.org