Abstract
The authors conducted a nationwide mail survey of 246 local TV news anchors to examine anchors' perceptions of hindrances to their career progress. Women anchors'highest-rated barrier was the overemphasis on their physical appearance; lack of professional networks and support groups ranked the highest for men. Career barriers ranked highly by anchors of both sexes included: balance between work and family life, conflicting roles of wife/mother or husband/father and professional newscaster, and relocation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 614-634 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication