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The Communication Crisis in America, And How to Fix It pp 65–79Cite as

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Feminist Perspectives on Critical Information Needs

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The connection between information and women’s status has long been known to women working for political change. Information (or a lack thereof) creates inequities in women’s health outcomes and levels of civic engagement. Deregulation of media ownership has been harmful to women, and women’s lack of access to and control over communication processes require laws and policies that will enable women to be better represented at the ownership levels in media industries, as well as in positions of decision making in news organizations—both traditional media and online.

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    Carolyn M. Byerly & Alisa Valentin

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Byerly, C.M., Valentin, A. (2016). Feminist Perspectives on Critical Information Needs. In: Lloyd, M., Friedland, L. (eds) The Communication Crisis in America, And How to Fix It. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94925-0_5

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