Visibility or invisibility: contemporary Spanish female creators in the press
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9584-2026v34n195158Keywords:
Art, Gender, Women, Press, VisibilityAbstract
This study investigates the visibility of contemporary Spanish female creators in the cultural sections of two major Spanish newspapers during the 21st century. Using a two-phase methodology, the research combines a quantitative content inventory with a qualitative lexical analysis to conduct a longitudinal observation of gender representation in the press. The results reveal an underrepresentation of female creators, who appear in only 3% of articles on 21st-century Spanish artists, compared with 11% focused on their male counterparts. The lexical analysis shows that vocabulary related to men centers on their work, while articles about women emphasize personal aspects. A gender bias is evident in cultural journalism, highlighting the need for greater awareness and structural changes in media representation practices.
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