#neverstopharping

As March/Women’s History Month comes to a close, we at Deez Links would like to review a few key reasons why celebrating women in + of the media is v. v. important and not something to stop harping about any time soon:

• Women in this industry have definitely not achieved parity in the work force.

• Women in this industry are not getting paid equally.

• Women in the media are getting fucking shafted when it comes to the ugliness of the internet.

This is some gloomy ass shit, but here are four ways you, a woke and noble-intentioned Deez Links reader, can make a ~difference:~

^^us tryna defeat patriarchy within the industry

• Support media dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in the media (esp. the ones actually founded by women!) Like The Riveter,* Femsplain and The Toast.

• Read work by women! I recommend “Newswomen: 25 Years of Front-Page Journalism,” as a v. glam and easy way to severely elevate your commute reading game.

• Keep up with the movers and shakers and slayers: The Cohort is a wonderful newsletter 100% dedicated to highlighting women kicking ass in the digital media.

• If you yourself are a woman in the media, consider mentoring young’uns! A few students from my alma mater started a Mizzou Women in the Media mentorship program; you can do the same!

Send me more ideas if you have ‘em. Otherwise, live long, prosper and hug a female journalist today.

*Disclaimer: I used to work for The Riveter, bc they are badass motherfuckin’ visionaries.