women outnumber men in mfjs department slideshow
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The University of
Denver is a prestigious
university in Colorado.
Its Media Film and
Journalism Studies
department is an
important part of the DU
community and has 250
students across four
different majors: Media
Studies, Journalism
Studies, Film Studies
and Production and
Strategic
Communications.
To many
students in these
programs, it is a
mystery as to
why their classes
are
overwhelmingly
dominated by
women.
Courtney Luster
Margie Thompson’s Gender,
Culture and Global Communication
class is made up of approximately
20 women; the class has no men.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had a class in the
department that’s been half and half or
even two-thirds. It’s always the very vast
majority female,” says Dina Grossman, a
junior majoring in strategic communications.
There is an alarming lack of
females in media in this day
and age. Fox 31 News is a
well-known media source in
the Denver area.
Media plays a significant role
on campus. There are
several different outlets
including the Clarion
newspaper, Foothills literary
magazine and KXDU Radio
that students utilize to make
their voices heard.
While women
outnumber men
in the MFJS
departments at
DU, the staff of
the Clarion, DU’s
on-campus
newspaper,
settles at
approximately
half and half.
Connor Daivs
and Meg
McIntyre, the
Editor-in-Chief
and Managing
Editor, are shown
hard at work on a
Monday
production night.
According to
Davis, the
Editor-in-Chief
at the Clarion,
the ratio of
males to
females
fluctuates over
the years at
DU.
It is a common
assumption backed
by research that
women are more
likely to go into
media and PR fields
and men are more
likely to go into
business because
women are seen as
more talkative and
collaborative. Men
are also seen as
more driven to hold
high- paying jobs.
DU students are decidedly passionate
about pursuing their dreams, no matter
what those are. Students at the
university are known for their
overwhelming dedication to their
studies, no matter what field they plan
on entering.