… Coverage of women’s sport makes up 9% of all sports coverage in Australian television news and current affairs, while male sport makes up 81%.
Horse racing alone receives more airtime that all women’s sport combined, making up the other 10% of all coverage. …
Damien Johnson – Women deserve fair go in sports pages
(via Australian Gymnastics Blog)
Evidence that women should boycott “old media”. And dominate “new media”.
… A new survey … by the Pew Internet and American Life Project corroborates numerous other studies that show women dominating social media websites. This is particularly the case with Facebook and Twitter usage. …
… the social Web is now ruled by estrogen. Women make up over half of all social media users at fifty-six percent, and they hold sway over emailing, instant messaging, blogging and photo sharing, as well. …
Smedio – Women are taking over the Social web
Females dominate the Gymnastics blogosphere, too.
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“Horse racing alone receives more airtime that all women’s sport combined, making up the other 10% of all coverage”
This may be true Australia but it is definitely not true in the US. Horse Racing is rarely shown, usually only the Breeders Cup in October, and the Triple Crown races in May and the first week in June. Sometimes a random summer race is shown or a Triple Crown prep race but it’s rare.
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