NationofChange Male voices dominate the news. Hereâs how journalists and female experts can turn this around You might expect the gender ratio of people quoted in the news would mirror the gender split of our society. But that's not the case. Image Credit: European Journalism Observatory Last week, the ABC announced it had achieved a milestone it had been trying to reach for more than two years. For the first time, in the previous month of March, it had equal numbers of women and men appearing in its news coverage. This may seem surprising. You might expect the gender ratio of people quoted in the news would mirror the gender split of our society.