Gender and communication: Contemporary research questions

This special issue on Gender Relations in the Media is to be understood in the context of certain topics and important discussions in the area of feminist media studies, including post-feminism, sexualization, gender violence and feminist research methodologies. This set of articles brings together important aspects regarding the future of the field, such as newsroom studies from a professional perspective, the glass ceiling faced by female professionals, the need for consensus on the concepts we use to analyse gender inequalities, the construction of femininity and masculinity from gendered representations and the incorporation of a gender perspective in the media professional practices. This special issue includes articles by authors of very diverse origins and covers a wide range of themes, making for an issue rich in material for discussion and reflection.