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Women in television in the multi-channel age

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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:32 authored by Lizzie ThynneLizzie Thynne
This article explores the impact of structural and technological change on women's employment in the UK television industry. It looks at the challenges faced by women in working in what has become since the mid-1980s a largely freelance industry where short-term contracts, informal recruitment procedures and long, unpredictable work schedules mean that women find it increasingly difficult to combine a career and family. Through case studies of individual careers, of a women's magazine programme for S4C Digital and a survey of women's credits on a selection of the newer channels (Sky One, UK Living and Channel 5), it argues that technological advances in digital transmission and production will not improve working conditions and opportunities for women's participation in all areas of the industry if they continue to replicate existing practice.

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  • Published

Journal

Feminist Review

ISSN

0141-7789

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Volume

64

Page range

65-82

Pages

18.0

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  • Media and Film Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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