Real women - the hidden sex

1. INTRODUCTION

We began this research with the understanding that there are more men than women in public life; that women transgressing accepted social and moral codes are deemed more 'newsworthy' than male transgressors and that a premium is placed on a woman's appearance in industries such as show business and advertising.

However, overwhelming findings from our study show that photographic images of women in newspapers are out of step with real women's lives.