{"product_id":"the-satellite-sex-the-media-and-womens-issues-in-english-canada-1966-1971-9780889203709","title":"The Satellite Sex: The Media and Women's Issues in English Canada, 1966-1971","description":"\u003cp\u003e Have the Canadian media given feminism a bad name or have they been among the movement's strongest supporters? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Is journalistic objectivity a myth when it comes to women's voices, or doesn't it matter? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this provocative new book -- the first one to examine print and broadcast news coverage of women's issues in English Canada -- Barbara Freeman explores what the media were saying about women and their concerns during an important period in our history -- and why. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Satellite Sex\u003c\/i\u003e is both a social history and a media case study of the years 1966-1971, when the feminist movement began once more to gather support. Women wanted equal treatment under the law, and they wanted rights they had not gained when they won the vote many years earlier. In response, the Canadian government appointed a federal inquiry on the status of women, and hundreds of women came forward to talk to the Commission about the injustices they experienced at school, at work, in public life, in their homes, and even in their bedrooms. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Satellite Sex\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the print and broadcast media coverage of women's issues at that time were much more complex and fragmented than revealed by research in the United States on the same era. This book, released thirty years after the Canadian Commission presented its report, also raises questions about the lack of strong feminist voices in today's news media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara M. Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889203709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 1 - Recommended\/Special Interest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara M. Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a media historian and former newswoman who has spent her teaching career at Carleton University, Ottawa. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Satellite Sex: The Media and Women's Issues in English Canada, 1966-1971\u003c\/i\u003e (WLU Press, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eKit's Kingdom-The Journalism of Kathleen Blake Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40242160566387,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d9ab9fa3-cf38-492f-9432-0c4cacb070ea.jpg?v=1657201795","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-satellite-sex-the-media-and-womens-issues-in-english-canada-1966-1971-9780889203709","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}