The Media Is Failing Women, But One Network Is Leading The Fight To Change Things

Each morning at PBS, the entire staff of "NewsHour" gathers in a conference room for the daily morning meeting. The network is structured very much like a newspaper, divided into beats with beat leaders. Everyone from interns to senior executives fill the chairs around the conference table. Producers and staff writers, along with "NewsHour" co-hosts Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill, are all present. "NewsHour" Executive Producer Sara Just then opens the table for discussion: Each beat shares its ideas for upcoming segments, but everyone is encouraged to suggest story topics. The meeting has one main priority. Find diverse voices, particularly women. The underrepresentation of women is a problem that has long existed in media -- in print, television, radio and online. But PBS has managed to find effective solutions by making gender equality a priority.