Women in lab coats: in '97, the roles for Hollywood's leading actresses are more smart than tart

Article Abstract:

Jodie Foster will portray an astronomer in 'Contact,' due out in the summer of 1997. 'Smilla's Sense of Snow,' 'The Relic,' 'Buddy' and 'The Los World' are other upcoming films that offer strong roles for women. Audiences are seeing a wider variety of parts for actresses.

Demographic aspects, Motion pictures, Movies

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5 ways the media scored - and flopped - with women in '96: the stories that made us celebrate and seethe

Article Abstract:

Music magazines finally devoted more coverage to women rockers in 1996, and the press has finally started covering the horror of female genital mutilation. More coverage is needed on the glass ceiling in newspaper publishing and other areas.

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"Crazed sexpots, killers and whores": how men in the media exploit women

Article Abstract:

The media is controlled by sexist men who give too much attention to sensational crimes involving women. The more important topics of abortion rights and economic inequalities are being ignored.

Social aspects, Column, Mass media

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