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Studio 10 backs #morelogiewomen campaign
Debate is gathering on ways to address a Hall of Fame gender imbalance of 27 men and 1 woman.
- Published by David Knox
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Studio 10 this morning debated TV Tonight’s question on revamping the Logie Awards Hall of Fame process to address the imbalance of 27 men and 1 woman currently inducted.
Ita Buttrose, Jessica Rowe, Sarah Harris and Joe Hildebrande discussed the many names of Australian women who would make worthy contenders.
The social media campaign #morelogiewomen began this morning on ABC’s Radio National Breakfast after TV Tonight floated the idea of 1 man, 1 woman and 1 show to be inducted each year.
It has since gained traction through Twitter and via BuzzFeed.
You can tweet your support for change with the hashtag #morelogiewomen and the name of the person you would like to see inducted.
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7 Responses
Surely it devalues it if you open it up to three entrants a year, and actually more than anything surely puts a huge question mark over the individuals inducted – are they being inducted because they deserve to be or because there is a quota to fill.
I too think one program every year is far too many. After about 10 (or maybe less) it will become pandering and lose its grandeur.
I am not entirely convinced. I do not believe that every year there will be someone deserving (and I definitely do not believe that there will be shows deserving) of this award. I wholeheartedly agree that more woman should and deserve to be conducted into the hall of fame, but I disagree with quotas (for want of a better word).
For example, what about a year when two women are deserving of the honour, but no men?
I agree with one male and one female, but don’t think there is any need to induct one show each year.
Well done David for starting this debate. The ratio is really a disgrace.
1 male, 1 female and 1 program? Where have I heard that idea before… oh yes…
http://tvtonight.com.au/2013/03/time-to-induct-peter-harvey-into-logies-hall-of-fame.html
(scroll down the list of comments to March 3, 2013 1.02pm)
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Good one Andrew! It was time to push, even though in reality we will be too late for 2015.