They broke through the “glass ceiling”: women editors-in-chief in Russian media

Q3 Social Sciences

Woman in Russian Society Pub Date : 2022-09-21 DOI:10.21064/winrs.2022.0.6

D. Saltykova

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Abstract

. Nowadays, regardless of the numerical predominance of women in the media, the course of Russian journalism development is still set by men: 75 % of the general directors and editors-in-chief of the Russian media are men. Despite the de facto feminization of the sphere, the phenomenon of the gender pyramid of power, the glass ceiling, glass walls remain destructive. This paper is devoted to gender inequality in media and women as media executives in Russia, who managed to achieve certain roles in this system. Gender inequality is most evident in the salary gap, the difficulties of career advancement (glass ceiling and walls), and the low representation of women at the decision-making level. The author ’ s qualitative research on women editors-in-chief of media in 2021 updates research from various years, reflecting the opinions of today ’ s women editors-in-chief running the social, political and pro-fessional media. The article provides a brief historical overview of the topic, current data and expert interviews. The results of the research made it possible to show both the barriers and the advantages that the occupation of senior positions of chief editors in the Russian media gives women.

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她们突破了“玻璃天花板”：俄罗斯媒体的女性主编

.如今，尽管女性在媒体中的人数占主导地位，但俄罗斯新闻业的发展历程仍然由男性决定：俄罗斯媒体75%的总导演和总编辑是男性。尽管这个领域事实上女性化了，但权力的性别金字塔现象、玻璃天花板、玻璃墙仍然具有破坏性。本文致力于研究俄罗斯媒体中的性别不平等问题，以及作为媒体高管的女性在这一体系中发挥了某些作用。性别不平等在工资差距、职业发展困难（玻璃天花板和墙壁）以及妇女在决策层的代表性低方面最为明显。作者对2021年媒体女性主编的定性研究更新了多年来的研究，反映了当今女性主编管理社会、政治和专业媒体的观点。本文简要介绍了该主题的历史概况、当前数据和专家访谈。研究结果表明，担任俄罗斯媒体主编的高级职位给女性带来了障碍和优势。

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Woman in Russian Society Social Sciences-Gender Studies

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期刊介绍： Over the past years, the journal has become one of the Russian centers for the development of gender approach methodology in the research of social policy and family relations, political science, management, economics and culture. The important objectives of the journal are to promote the institutionalization of gender studies and gender education in Russian universities; integration of the Russian scientific community on gender issues; monitoring the impact of management decisions on the social well-being of women and men; PhD students and young scholars support. The journal publishes articles on theory and methodology of gender studies, gender aspects of public policy, evolution of women’s and men’s social status in the Russian society, gender pedagogy, psychology, sociology, history and contemporary issues of women’s movement. A significant place is devoted to the results of sociological research on public opinion and evolution of the value and normative system of the Russian society.