During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portuguese media seemed to contribute to the symbolic annihilation of women.In spite of the fact that women play leading political roles as the Minister of Health and the Directorate-General of Health, women Gift Card were almost mute in the COVID-19 news that was published in the Portuguese daily national press.In a sample of more than 6000 news sources, women account for less than 20% of them.Their lack of visibility in the news deepens the existing asymmetries of gender and amplifies the glass ceiling.The aim of this study was to analyze the media coverage of COVID-19 through a content analysis of the news that was published in two Portuguese daily newspapers with different editorial lines.
Our period of analysis corresponds to the emergency-state periods (18 March to 2 May 2020; Wooden Ornament 9 November to 23 December 2020; 15 January to 28 February 2021).