Newsweek Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Allegations of sexism=== In 1970, [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]] represented sixty female employees of ''Newsweek'' who had filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that ''Newsweek'' had a policy of allowing only men to be reporters.<ref name="Newsweek"/> The women won, and ''Newsweek'' agreed to allow women to be reporters.<ref name=Newsweek/> The day the claim was filed, ''Newsweek''{{'s}} cover article was "Women in Revolt", covering the feminist movement; the article was written by Helen Dudar, a freelancer, in the belief that there were no female writers at the magazine capable of handling the assignment. Those passed over included [[Elizabeth Peer]], who had spent five years in Paris as a foreign correspondent.<ref name=":1">{{cite book|title=The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of ''Newsweek'' Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace|year=2013|author=Lynn Povich|isbn=978-1610393263|publisher=PublicAffairs | pages=4β5|author-link=Lynn Povich}}</ref> The 1986 cover of ''Newsweek'' featured an article that said "women who weren't married by 40 had a better chance of being killed by a terrorist than of finding a husband".<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |last=Magistad |first=Mary Kay |date=February 20, 2013 |title=China's 'leftover women', unmarried at 27 |work=[[BBC News]] |location=Beijing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21320560 |access-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410192314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21320560 |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-01-28/china-investing-big-convincing-leftover-women-get-married|title=China investing big in convincing 'leftover women' to get married|publisher=[[Public Radio International]]|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232848/http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-01-28/china-investing-big-convincing-leftover-women-get-married|archive-date=May 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Newsweek'' eventually apologized for the story and in 2010 launched a study that discovered 2 in 3 women who were 40 and single in 1986 had married since.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="NWA">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newsweek.com/marriage-numbers-110991|title=Marriage by the Numbers|magazine=Newsweek|date=July 5, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223501/http://www.newsweek.com/marriage-numbers-110991|archive-date=May 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The story caused a "wave of anxiety" and some "skepticism" amongst professional and highly educated women in the United States.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="NWA" /> The article was cited several times in the 1993 [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] film ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Meg Ryan]].<ref name="BBC" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/04/2355175.htm|title=Marriage statistics not without a hitch|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=September 4, 2008|author=Karl S. Kruszelnicki|access-date=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213227/http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/04/2355175.htm|archive-date=May 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Comparisons have been made with this article and the current rising issues surrounding the social stigma of unwed women in Asia called ''[[sheng nu]]''.<ref name=BBC /> [[File:20091123 Newsweek Palin Cover.png|thumb|upright=0.7|left|Controversial ''Newsweek'' cover, November 23, 2009, issue]] <!-- !!Do not re-add this image or remove this line without proper rationale!! [[File:MICHELE BACHMANN NEWSWEEK.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Controversial ''Newsweek'' cover, August 15, 2011, issue]] !!Do not re-add this image or remove this line without proper rationale!! --> Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee [[Sarah Palin]] was featured on the cover of the November 23, 2009, issue of ''Newsweek'', with the caption "How do you Solve a Problem Like Sarah?" featuring an image of Palin in athletic attire and posing. Palin herself, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and other commentators accused ''Newsweek'' of [[sexism]] for their choice of cover in the November 23, 2009 issue discussing Palin's book, ''[[Going Rogue: An American Life]]''. "It's sexist as hell", wrote Lisa Richardson for the ''Los Angeles Times''.<ref>"[http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/11/newsweeks-sexism-and-sarah-palin.html ''Newsweek''{{'s}} sexism and Sarah Palin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121024019/http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/11/newsweeks-sexism-and-sarah-palin.html |date=November 21, 2009 }}." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010.</ref> [[Taylor Marsh]] of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' called it "the worst case of pictorial sexism aimed at political character assassination ever done by a traditional media outlet".<ref>Marsh, Taylor. "[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/what-was-newsweek-thinkin_b_362086.html What Was Newsweek Thinking?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129222751/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/what-was-newsweek-thinkin_b_362086.html |date=November 29, 2009 }}" ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. November 18, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010.</ref> David Brody of [[CBN News]] stated: "This cover should be insulting to women politicians."<ref>Brody, David. "[http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2009/11/16/newsweek-photo-of-palin-shows-media-bias-and-sexism.aspx Newsweek Photo of Palin Shows Media Bias and Sexism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119025550/http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2009/11/16/newsweek-photo-of-palin-shows-media-bias-and-sexism.aspx |date=November 19, 2009 }}." ''[[CBN News]]''. November 16, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010.</ref> The cover includes a photo of Palin used in the August 2009 issue of ''[[Runner's World]]''.<ref>Snead, Elizabeth. "[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/11/sarah-palin-hates-her-newsweek-cover-really-1.html Sarah Palin hates her 'sexist' Newsweek cover. Does she really?]" ''[[Zap2it]]''. November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120175415/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/11/sarah-palin-hates-her-newsweek-cover-really-1.html |date=November 20, 2009 }}</ref><ref>Clift, Eleanor. "[http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/11/16/payback-time-why-right-wing-men-rush-to-palin-s-defense.aspx Payback Time: Why Right-Wing Men Rush to Palin's Defense]." ''Newsweek''. Monday November 16, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119051635/http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/11/16/payback-time-why-right-wing-men-rush-to-palin-s-defense.aspx |date=November 19, 2009 }}</ref><ref>"[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20091117/pl_ynews/ynews_pl984 Palin angered by 'sexist' Newsweek cover]." ''[[Yahoo! News]]''. November 17, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120195341/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20091117/pl_ynews/ynews_pl984 |date=November 20, 2009 }}</ref> The photographer may have breached his contract with ''Runner's World'' when he permitted its use in ''Newsweek'', as ''Runner's World'' maintained certain rights to the photo until August 2010. It is uncertain, however, whether this particular use of the photo was prohibited.<ref>Bercovici, Jeff. "[http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/palin-photographer-breached-contract-with-sale-to-newsweek/19244906/ Palin photographer breached contract with sale to Newsweek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322201259/http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/palin-photographer-breached-contract-with-sale-to-newsweek/19244906/|date=March 22, 2010}}." ''[[Daily Finance]]''. November 18, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010.</ref> Minnesota Republican Congresswoman and presidential candidate [[Michele Bachmann]] was featured on the cover of ''Newsweek'' magazine in August 2011, dubbed "the Queen of Rage".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60941.html |title=Michele Bachmann's Newsweek outtakes β Maggie Haberman |work=Politico |access-date=December 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014110034/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60941.html |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The photo of her was perceived as unflattering, as it portrayed her with a wide eyed expression some said made her look "crazy".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/08/newsweeks-michele-bachman_n_920860.html | work=[[HuffPost]] | first=Jack | last=Mirkinson | title=''Newsweek''{{'s}} Michele Bachmann Cover Raises Eyebrows (PHOTO, POLL) | date=August 8, 2011 | access-date=August 31, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929232012/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/08/newsweeks-michele-bachman_n_920860.html | archive-date=September 29, 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> Conservative commentator [[Michelle Malkin]] called the depiction "sexist",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/michele-bachmann-newsweek-cover/2011/08/08/gIQAPpUc2I_blog.html| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| date=August 9, 2011| title=Newsweek Michele Bachmann cover 'sexist' and in bad form?| access-date=September 6, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014051815/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/michele-bachmann-newsweek-cover/2011/08/08/gIQAPpUc2I_blog.html| archive-date=October 14, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref> and Sarah Palin denounced the publication. ''Newsweek'' defended the cover's depiction of her, saying its other photos of Bachmann showed similar intensity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/09/bachmann-newsweek-cover-goes-for-insult-but-gets-criticism-in-return/ | publisher=Fox News | title=Bachmann Newsweek Cover Goes for Insult But Gets Criticism in Return | date=August 9, 2011 | access-date=August 31, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816035442/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/09/bachmann-newsweek-cover-goes-for-insult-but-gets-criticism-in-return/ | archive-date=August 16, 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). 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