Dustin HarpIngrid BachmannJaime Loke2016-01-142016-03-302016-01-142016-03-302014-06-01Harp, D., Bachmann, I., & Loke, J. (2014). Where Are the Women? The Presence of Female Columnists in U.S. Opinion Pages. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(2), 289-307. doi: 10.1177/1077699014527457http://hdl.handle.net/11244/25318Empirical and anecdotal evidence shows that the news media are male-dominated. This study updates the extant literature on women’s representation in the op-ed pages of ten U.S. newspapers. A content analysis showed that female authors are moving beyond topics traditionally linked to females and are writing columns on topics such as politics and economy. However, they remain a minority, and, thus, women’s voices have yet to gain more visibility in the world of opinion writing in U.S. journalism.en-USprint mediacontent analysisgenderprofessional issuesResearch Article10.1177/1077699014527457false