Outsiders Still: Why Women Journalists Love - and Leave - Their Newspaper Careers

“Smith’s book should be a must read for everyone with an interest in working in Canadian journalism.”

Catherine McKercher, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Carlton University, j-source.ca, June 22, 2015

“I suggest you give Outsiders Still by Vivian Smith as a gift to a journalism student near you, just in case the J-school forgets to put it on her reading list. It may well be the most valuable thing she learns all year.” Shannon Rupp, TheTyee.ca, 22 Aug 2015

‘’It should be essential reading for news room managers in all forms of media and should be read by deans and directors of journalism schools, as well as students.’

Barbara Barnett, Journalism – 2016

“Outsiders Still should be read by female journalists everywhere.” Marsha Barber, Ryerson School of Journalism, and former senior producer at The National

Outsiders Still is a lovely book, beautifully written. Weaving together stories from key women journalists, Vivian Smith reveals the ways in which print journalism remains male dominated despite superb women in the field. Smith shows how sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination are at work in the profession, and also shows the ways in which women have resisted, succumbed to, changed, and left the profession.”

Meg Luxton, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, York University

“In Outsiders Still, Vivian Smith makes a substantial new contribution to our understanding of how the world of journalism finds a place – or, often, doesn’t find one – for women. Rich with engaging portraits and careful analysis of individual experiences and career trajectories, and thoroughly up to date, this book will take an important place in the literature about newsworkers, feminism, and news media.”

Gene Allen, Ryerson School of Journalism, and author of 'Making National News: A History of Canadian Press'

“A thorough look at how a business that deals with daily change is often resistant to change within its own newsroom walls. Anyone who has worked at a newspaper will be nodding in recognition of the familiar stories in this book.”

Susan Delacourt, author and political writer