Women in Mass Communication

Pamela J. Creedon is Professor Emerita at the University of Iowa, who served as Acting Dean at Zayed University’s College of Communication and Media Sciences following her retirement. She started her 35-year academic career at The Ohio State University and began her administrative career as Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University. Editor of the first three editions of Women in Mass Communication, she spent 15 years in the public relations profession before entering academe. Laura A. Wackwitz is Senior Editor and Director of Cable Creek Publishing. A freelance scholar, her research and documentary videos examine the dynamics inherent to discourse, power, and marginalization. Her work appears in a variety of academic and professional journals, including Women’s Studies International Forum, Journal of Communication, Free Speech Yearbook, and Joint Force Quarterly. She co-authored/co-edited Feminist Communication Theory with Lana F. Rakow.

Part 1: Perspectives 1. Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Misogyny: Challenges in Mass Communication 2. Social Media and Misogyny: A Perilous Landscape 3. The Other: Identity and Difference in Global, Religious, and Gendered Context Part 2: Challenges in the Academy and Profession 4. Misogyny in Academia: The Irreparable Harm of Institutional Abuse 5. "All Your Tools Belong to Us": Feminist Uses of Media from the 19th to 21st Century 6. A Socio-Ecological Model of Influence: Pursuing Racial Equity and Inclusion in Public Relations 7. Incongruity of Gender Roles: Media Impact on Women in Science and Health Communication Part 3: Global Realities 8. Gender and Digital Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Feminist Political Economy of Enduring Inequities 9. Social Media’s Gendered Affordances for Mobile Migrant Women in the Arabian Gulf 10. "Doing Gender": Cultural Differences in the Feminization of PR in Europe 11. Women Journalists and News: Lessons from New Zealand and Australia 12. Unraveling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Role for Feminists and Media in Making Progress Last Part 4: Women in Mass Communication Celebration: Honoring Contributions of Colleagues