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The article discusses the leadership styles of women in the field of journalism, focusing on American women journalists such as Jill Abramson, the first women executive director of the news paper the "New York Times," and Charlotte H. Hall. The author examines the experiences of women in journalism, which the author indicates has traditionally been a field dominated by men. The idea that female journalists do not possess a different interest in news stories than men is debated in light of statements made by Abramson in an article in which she argued that gender does not play a role in men's and women's reporting. The perspectives of other women journalists are presented, including Karen Magnuson, Sandra Mims Rowe, and Diane McFarlin.

The article discusses the National Women and Media Collection (NWMC) at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri that is seeking to collect documents related to American women journalists and about women in the mass media. The collection is seeking to gather any materials, including electronic documents, that reporters could have and will sort, catalog, and maintain the collection. The collection contains materials from women journalists such as Tad Bartimus, Mary Paxton Keeley, and Theo Wilson. Vivian Vahlberg of the Friends of the NWMC discusses the import of the archival project and its goals.