Gendered Media addresses the broad topic of gender and media where gender is not simply a shorthand for woman but also embraces masculinitiy/ies queer lesbian and gay identities. Karen Ross provides the necessary historical context against which to read recent sex- and gender-based media phenomena such as Big Brother Terminator girls'' use of mobile phones women news editors the Wonderbra generation the Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin phenomena and so on. The book is an overview of the various aspects of gender and media in one volume. The book provides introductory overviews to the various themes around women men sexuality and the ways in which these attributes are cross-cut by other demographics such as age ethnicity and disability. In this way the book genuinely tries to provide a broad introduction to the ways in which gender in all its facets engages with media in one accessible volume. Language: English