Looking Back at What I've Learned This Semester

Creating and writing for my blog this semester has taught me a lot about what women in mass media and politics have to face simply for being women. I want to take a look back on each of my posts that I have written over the last 14 weeks and summarize my findings. 

1. Women in mass media and politics are more likely to experience gender-based violence than women in any other field.
2. Women in the Biden Administration are paid 99 cents for every dollar earned by their male counter parts, making this the lowest wage gap in any administration thus far.
3. Climate change is disproportionately affecting women as it causes an increase in poverty, homelessness, and gender-based violence and crimes. 
4. One of the biggest obstacles for women in politics is the way they are covered by the media (see the post for more explanation). 
5. Women only make up 25% of the 117th Congress.
6. There are many women involved in Atlanta politics who are making substantial change for women and marginalized groups. 
7. In my "A Brief History of Women in U.S. Politics" post, we learned that it is a relatively new concept for women to be involved in American politics.
8. Out of the 50 states in the U.S., Georgia is ranked low in employment/education, democracy/society, poverty, work/family, and health/safety in regard to women.
9.  Women are more significantly impacted by Covid-19 than men. 
10. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has set an amazing role model to women everywhere and in every field. I created a short list of AOC's accomplishments and she sets a good example of the positive impact that women in politics can have.
11. There are many resources and organizations out there who want to help and support women in getting their start in politics. 
12. This year we have seen an increase in the restrictions of women's reproductive rights (Texas and Ohio). 
13. There are blatant double standards for women in mass media and politics. 
14. With more diverse politicians comes more diverse solutions and a government that better reflects the wants of the people. 

Thank you to everyone for following along and interacting with my posts! The fun doesn't stop here and there are always new things to learn about when it comes to women in mass media and politics.