About the Book:Containing nearly three dozen original essays penned by the nation’s leading newspaper journalists, editors, and executives, this book advances current discussions regarding women in journalism. Surveying the past quarter century, the book’s contributors highlight the unprecedented influence American women have had on the news industry, especially newspapers, and look ahead to the future for women in news. Acclaimed anthropologist and author Helen E. Fisher adds her perspective in examining the role of women across millennia and how the talents of women are changing social and economic life in this global age. Prominent female voices in journalism provide critical perspectives on the challenges women face in today’s news organizations, such as connecting with diverse audiences, educating readers about international issues and cultures, maintaining credibility, negotiating media consolidation and corporate pressures, and overcoming the persistent barriers to professional advancement. A powerful and complex assessment of how women are transforming the news industry, The Edge of Change explores how the news industry might implement further reforms aimed at creating a more inclusive journalistic community. Contributors are Catalina Camia, Kathleen Carroll, Pamela J. Creedon, Paula Lynn Ellis, Helen E. Fisher, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Ellen Goodman, Sharon Grigsby, Carol Guzy, Kirsten Scharnberg Hampton, Cathy Henkel, Pamela J. Johnson, Jane Kirtley, Jan Leach, Caroline Little, Wanda S. Lloyd, Arlene Notoro Morgan, June O. Nicholson, Geneva Overholser, Marty Petty, Deb Price, Donna M. Reed, Sandra Mims Rowe, Peggy Simpson, Margaret Sullivan, Julia Wallace, and Keven Ann Willey.Table of Contents: Acknowledgments xiii Foreword xviiEllen Goodman Introduction 1June O. Nicholson 1. The Female Mind: Biology of the Twenty-First-Century Woman 27Helen E. FisherPart 1. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 2. Starting on the Cusp of Feminism with Dark Brown Skin 45Dorothy Butler Gilliam 3. Interview with Gloria Steinem 62Dorothy Butler Gilliam 4. Interview with Nan Robertson 68Dorothy Butler Gilliam 5. Learning about Discrimination 75Peggy Simpson 6. Moving from Women’s Pages to the Editor’s Office 77Sandra Mims RowePart 2. How Women are Shaping Newsrooms and Companies 7. Facing Unexpected Challenges 89Julia Wallace 8. Using New Media to Inform 97Caroline Little 9. Credibility: Are Readers Still Buying Ours? 104Donna M. Reed 10. Interview with Diane McFarlin 113Donna M. reed 11. Women in Sports as the Final Frontier 116Cathy Henkel 12. “Gender Genie” 126Cathy HenkelPart 3. Women as Op-Ed Columnists and Editors of Editorial Pages 13. Women Op-Ed Columnists: Why Aren’t More of Them Published? 131Keven Ann Willey 14. Finding Great Women Op-Ed Columnists 137Sharon GrigsbyPart 4. Women in International Journalism 15. Covering War through a Woman’s Eyes 143Kirsten Scharnberg Hampton 16. Photography in Distant Lands 155Carol Guzy 17. Women in News Photography 160Carol Guzy 18. International Journalism in a New Ear 164Kathleen CarrollPart 5. Women Leaders in an Era of Corporate, Legal, and Commercial Pressures 19. The Imperiled Media: At Long Last, Promise? 171Geneva Overholser 20. The Challenges for a Free Press in the Twenty-First Century 179Jane KirtleyPart 6. Women Making Choices 21. The Choice to Stay 191Margaret Sullivan 22. Balancing News and Family 195Jan Leach 23. Young Women Making Career Choices 203Jan Leach 24. Women in Community Journalism 207Jan LeachPart 7. Beyond Gender Diversity 25. Civil Rights and Searching for Community Values 213Wanda S. Lloyd 26. Finding Voice 224Arlene Notoro Morgan 27. Coming Out 235Deb Price 28. Covering Asian Americans 246Catalina CamiaPart 8. The Future: Shifting Paradigms 29. Women in the Blogosphere 257Pamela J. Creedon and Jan Leach 30. Interview with Denise Polverine 262Jan Leach 31. Reaching the Changing Audience 265Paula Ellis 32. The Future of Women in News and the Business of Journalism 274Marty Petty 33. Interview with Gary Pruitt 294Marty Petty Afterword 297Pamela J. Creedon and Pamela J. Johnson Contributors 303 Index 311Photographs follow page 154