TY - JOUR
T1 - From barriers to challenges
T2 - Career perceptions of women TV news anchors
AU - Engstrom, Erika
AU - Ferri, Anthony J.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - A survey of 128 local women anchors found that they rank concerns with their physical appearance, conflicts between the roles of wife/mother and newscaster, and difficulties in balancing career and family as their major career challenges. A comparison of this study's results with those of a 1986 study shows that women anchors today continue to perceive physical appearance as a major challenge in their work. However, their concerns about entry into the profession have shifted to issues related to the maintenance of career and family goals.
AB - A survey of 128 local women anchors found that they rank concerns with their physical appearance, conflicts between the roles of wife/mother and newscaster, and difficulties in balancing career and family as their major career challenges. A comparison of this study's results with those of a 1986 study shows that women anchors today continue to perceive physical appearance as a major challenge in their work. However, their concerns about entry into the profession have shifted to issues related to the maintenance of career and family goals.
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U2 - 10.1177/107769909807500412
DO - 10.1177/107769909807500412
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0345984463
SN - 1077-6990
VL - 75
SP - 789
EP - 802
JO - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
JF - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -