ABSTRACT

This paper explores the lived experiences of women working in journalism in the UK. To do this, 20 interviews were conducted with women who worked in newspapers and magazines from the 1970s to the present day. The research was conceptualised using Bourdieu’s concept of habitus and works previously conducted in journalism studies on blokish culture in newsrooms. The purpose of the paper was to further explore blokish culture in newsrooms by looking into expectations of women and the work culture. Thematic analysis was used in analysing findings. The results show that not much has changed in newsroom culture and interviewees who worked in journalism across decades report the same issue with blokish culture and cultural masculinity in work expectations. Besides, results show that women face both direct and indirect sexism and deeply entrenched blokish culture that impedes opportunities for women. Results indicate that the situation in women’s magazines, as predominantly female-led environments, is more relaxed and women who work in magazines do not report blokish culture. Finally, abductive analysis of results showed a link between early socialisation and blokishness expressed in newsrooms among women who internalised masculine habitus.

摘要

本文探讨了英国从事新闻工作的女性的生活经历。为此，对1970年代至今的在报纸和杂志上工作过的妇女进行了20次采访。该研究使用布迪厄的惯性概念进行了概念化，并且以前是在新闻研究室进行的有关新闻室中过时文化的研究。本文的目的是通过研究女性的期望和工作文化来进一步探索新闻编辑室中的过时文化。主题分析用于分析发现。结果表明，新闻编辑室的文化并没有发生太大变化，几十年来从事新闻工作的受访者都报告了同样的问题，即过高的文化和男性化的工作期望。除了，结果表明，妇女既面临直接和​​间接的性别歧视，又根深蒂固的过时的文化阻碍了妇女的机会。结果表明，在女性主导的环境中，女性杂志的状况更为宽松，从事杂志工作的女性没有报告过分的文化。最后，对结果的归纳分析表明，早先社会化与内化男性习性的妇女在新闻编辑室中表达的矮胖之间存在联系。