The University of

Denver is a prestigious

university in Colorado.

Its Media Film and

Journalism Studies

department is an

important part of the DU

community and has 250

students across four

different majors: Media

Studies, Journalism

Studies, Film Studies

and Production and

Strategic

Communications.

To many

students in these

programs, it is a

mystery as to

why their classes

are

overwhelmingly

dominated by

women.

Courtney Luster

Margie Thompson’s Gender,

Culture and Global Communication

class is made up of approximately

20 women; the class has no men.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had a class in the

department that’s been half and half or

even two-thirds. It’s always the very vast

majority female,” says Dina Grossman, a

junior majoring in strategic communications.

There is an alarming lack of

females in media in this day

and age. Fox 31 News is a

well-known media source in

the Denver area.

Media plays a significant role

on campus. There are

several different outlets

including the Clarion

newspaper, Foothills literary

magazine and KXDU Radio

that students utilize to make

their voices heard.

While women

outnumber men

in the MFJS

departments at

DU, the staff of

the Clarion, DU’s

on-campus

newspaper,

settles at

approximately

half and half.

Currently, the ratio of

editors on the Clarion

staff sits at five males

and seven females.

Connor Daivs

and Meg

McIntyre, the

Editor-in-Chief

and Managing

Editor, are shown

hard at work on a

Monday

production night.

According to

Davis, the

Editor-in-Chief

at the Clarion,

the ratio of

males to

females

fluctuates over

the years at

DU.

It is a common

assumption backed

by research that

women are more

likely to go into

media and PR fields

and men are more

likely to go into

business because

women are seen as

more talkative and

collaborative. Men

are also seen as

more driven to hold

high- paying jobs.

DU students are decidedly passionate

about pursuing their dreams, no matter

what those are. Students at the

university are known for their

overwhelming dedication to their

studies, no matter what field they plan

on entering.

Davis says about being in classes with mostly females, “Sometimes it makes me feel

like effeminate in a way a very brief moment…But I’m still pursuing something I love.

Girls are more open about that.”