Good afternoon.
By way of introduction, I spent the 20 years prior to joining Marist College doing public relations in various organizational settings – corporate, agency and public/non-profit – and in such diverse fields as food and financial services. While I believe that the gender gap still exists today (and I would agree with Sabrina that it’s more perceptible in certain sectors), I’ve also had the pleasure of working with some highly capable and inspiring leaders, female leaders, during my time in the workforce.
As an undergraduate student, I can remember learning about Dr. Elizabeth Toth’s research on this issue. I encourage all of you to review some of her recent work posted under the “Readings & Resources” section. While I feel that we’ve made strides in dealing with the gender gap during the past two decades, there also is more work still to be done.
Thanks,
Jennie
Thanks, Jennie. I agree with your appraisal of the work by Elizabeth Toth. She and scholars like Linda Aldoory and Lauri Grunig have been instrumental in advancing studies of feminist theory in public relations.
ReplyDeleteWe can learn much from this work ... but ultimately we have to act on it if we intend to change things.
I'm adding a post with an excerpt from Bob Heath's Handbook of Public Relations (2001), which explains some of the background behind feminist studies in public relations.
Mark