‘Women are fed up with being told they are the problem’ in the media industry
“Women are really fed up with being told they are the problem,” said Catherine Fox, freelance writer and author of the book, ‘Stop Fixing Women’, about the barriers continuing to face women in the media industry.
Fox, along with Cathie Schnitzerling and Bri Lee, was speaking ahead of the Walkley Foundation’s Storyology conference next week where they will be discussing what it takes to effect change for women in the workplace.
Catherine Fox, freelance writer and author of Stop Fixing Women
Schnitzerling, ABC’s regional editor for Queensland and previously Ten’s director of news in both Brisbane and Sydney, said one of the challenges for women is the lack of support networks for female high achievers in the media: “Organisations do need to provide career pathways for all their staff. However, more attention needs to be paid to identifying women with potential to progress and exceed, and building pathways and support networks for them.
Good journalism is very important. The 18 months in the investigation against Weinstein good job. The hatchet job and trial by media of Rush and McLachlan is despicable. The Metoo movement a good idea that went off the rails. And it works two ways, many men have been attacked and it seems to be the case in the McLachlan situation. But the current state of the Metoo movement allows doubtful accusations to ruin peoples lives. Reporters are making profit at the destruction of others. Journalists need to respect the public trust.