Gender Gap on Women's Issues During 2012 Election
Author: Terri Harel
Published: 29 Oct, 2012
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Updated: 17 Oct, 2022●
1 min read
Women's issues such as abortion and birth control have become central, and polarizing, issues during this election cycle. However, there is a disturbing discrepancy between the large amount of attention these issues have received and the amount of input women have been able to give in mainstream media. This infographic does a great job of visualizing and highlighting the gender gap on women's issues during 2012 election coverage. Statistics are broken down by issue and by media outlet. Click the image to enlarge it.
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