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The fact that the journalistic profession in France has become increasingly feminized is now well established; however, the situation merits analysis. In 2011, French journalists holding press cards1 numbered 37, 286, 45.3 per cent of whom were women (OMP 2011). This proportion was even stronger among those making a first card request (55.9 per cent in 2011) (OMP 2011). In 2001, women became more numerous than men among the new entrants (1,397 new cards awarded to women, 1,384 to men) (Leteinturier 2010). This was a major milestone in that women have been historically marginalized in journalism professions. They entered the field in greater numbers in the late 1960s, and what is referred to as the feminization of the profession started late in the 1970s. Women’s entrée during the 1980s was followed by slow increases in the 1990s and 2000s (Damian Gaillard et al. 2010).

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Saitta, E. (2013). France: A Nuanced Feminization of Journalism. In: Byerly, C.M. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273246_18

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