In what can only be described as a positive step for women in the workplace, you might have heard this Katie Couric lady is now hosting CBS Evening News. Meanwhile, in what can only be described as a disaster for women in the workplace, you might have heard this Katie Couric lady is now hosting CBS Evening News. Why so glum? Because under Katie's direction, XX types have received 40 percent fewer assignments. Broadcasting & Cable can explain why all this is happening (read: it has more to do with programming changes than CBS News chief Sean McManus being a complete womanizer), but a point of fact to keep in the back of your noggin: When Keith Olbermann (a man, FYI) started at MSNBC, the women under him received a full 55 percent more assignments. Though, to be fair, their jobs consisted of little more than fetching coffee and deleting KarmaBites1's emails.
Women Scarcer On Evening News [B&C]
