In mid-November, producer Mary Taws wrote about the challenges we face in booking women on The Agenda. Here's an excerpt: 
However ineloquently he put it, maybe Mitt Romney was right. Maybe we do need some way of supporting and finding qualified women. It's not just the usual industry gender-gap arguments -- opportunities aren't out there, gender bias in the workplace, etc. Women are in the lines of work that The Agenda regularly pulls guests from: academia, journalism, politics, business and finance, and the sciences. These women are experienced. They are qualified. They have several degrees and years of work experience under their belts. But for a variety of reasons, they don't always want to come out in front of the camera.
Then, a few Agenda producers, including Mary, talked about it on camera with Steve Paikin:
To follow up on the story, we put together an infographic on women and their lack of representation in the media:
Finally, our efforts on this topic culminated in a panel discussion on the broadcast, featuring Armine Yalnizyan, Shari Graydon, Kathy English, and Jordan Peterson.
We've already heard many responses and recommendations from you, our followers and viewers. Some of the responses that informed the discussion points in the panel above have been compiled, below. Remember: this is only the beginning of the conversation. Please continue to interact with us here on our website, on Twitter and/or on Facebook, and let us know the names of women you'd like to see on The Agenda.
