Influencing the Headlines: Empowering Women in Media

NEW YORK, NY  (January 27, 2011) - On February 23rd, in response to the almost epidemic underrepresentation of women in media, digital journalism resource NewsCertified Exchange (NCE), law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and global women’s network 85 Broads will host “Influencing the Headlines: Empowering Women in Media,” a one-day event to take place at Orrick’s Midtown Manhattan office. Although women now comprise roughly half of American workers and earn nearly 60% of university degrees (The Economist, 2009), “Only 24% of the people heard or read about in print, radio and