Women sports journalists

The Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State conducted a survey of women who work in sports media  - most respondents said they were satisfied with their jobs despite working in "sometimes-hostile workplaces."  I was most interested in this part:

"The survey also asked respondents about coverage of women's sports. Although most believe coverage of women's sports is inadequate and that female athletes are stereotyped, many say they're not willing to lobby for better coverage. They also do not believe adding more women to newspaper sports departments or broadcasts will help women's sports get more exposure."

I wonder why they aren't willing to lobby? It could be not wanting to rock the boat - and maybe it's not the reporters job to rock the boat - this may lay more at the editor level.

One journalist who I think has lobbied for more coverage of one of her beats is Jayda Evans who covers the WNBA Seattle Storm for the Seattle Times (I think it also helps that she works for one of the only female sports editors of a top newspaper in the U.S.) Evans is one of the few WNBA beat reporters to travel to away games with her home team. Kim Callahan has a Q&A with Evans on Women's Basketball Online. Evans has a new book out on the team Game On! : How Women's Basketball Took Seattle by Storm.

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