Steiner Concludes That the "Circular and Self-Fulfilling Problem" of Sexism

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Essay

Steiner concludes that the "circular and self-fulfilling problem" of sexism in journalism is often overlooked and "binary understandings of gender are problematic on several fronts." She calls for the focus to be on equity. Is she right? How so?

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