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Back to the Future: Gender prejudices, the glass ceiling and work-life balance contradictions – what research tells us about the communications profession in Europe

December 12, 2022December 11, 2022AdminLeave a comment

A blog by Professor Dr Ralph Tench, Research Director of Leeds Business School (Leeds Beckett University, UK) on 18 years of findings from the European Communications Monitor respective of women in public relations and communications. We have been collecting data through the European Communication Monitor (ECM) for 18 years and it is disturbing to see…

#Obituary: Professor Dr Carolyn Cline

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022AdminLeave a comment

An obituary/commentary following the sad passing of Professor Dr Carolyn Cline, one of the pioneers in research on women in public relations who set a path for future research and continues to influence comms women researchers across the world. A blog by Dr Martina Topić I find out from Professor Dr Elizabeth L. Toth of…

AcadémicasPR: A New Network for Comms Women Academics

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022AdminLeave a comment

In this blog, Dr Ileana Zeler, Dr Isabel Ruiz-Mora and Dr Andrea Oliveira write about a new network they formed in Spain AcadémicasPR is an open, collaborative, and supportive network developed by women who identified that the academic role of women working in PR was not a subject of scientific study in the field of…

Freelancers and Wellbeing in Comms Industries in Romania

November 28, 2022November 27, 2022AdminLeave a comment

Dr Anca Anton is a senior lecturer and the Erasmus academic coordinator at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania. In this blog, she writes about her research into communication industries, including wellbeing in Romanian comms industries and freelancers, and initiatives she is involved with. She can be contacted at anca.anton@fjsc.ro…

COMMS WOMEN BLOG

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022Admin

This is a blog for the Comms women initiative, which will feature blog posts about anything related to comms women. The blogs will be written either by Martina, the initiative initiator and leader or by the contributors themselves. Blogs can be about research done by women who work in communications departments generally and individuals of…