![Men Appear ~3× More Than Women in Instagram Photos from 14 Major News Outlets (150 k+ Posts Analyzed) [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/a5y6zs042lqf1-1024x714.png "Men Appear ~3× More Than Women in Instagram Photos from 14 Major News Outlets (150 k+ Posts Analyzed) [OC]")
Using an OWL-ViT object detector, I analyzed 150k+ Instagram posts from 14 news outlets to estimate how many men vs. women appear in photos (not videos).
Overall, these images feature approximately 3 men for every 1 woman, with some outlets having an even higher ratio.
Bars are ordered by external bias score (Left → Right), using ratings from Ad Fontes Media.
Link to page with more details and methods: nickykhorasani.com/projects/advanced_gender_portrayal_metrics
Posted by IndustryAdventurous5
7 Comments
Well yeah, that’s because major figures such as POTUS and billionaires are historically men. And they make the news cycle constantly
Why do I immediately pretend those are fingers flipping me off center and right?
This isn’t beautiful or interesting.
We have enough women hoeing in other posts
So just relax
It needs to explain on the chart what the data represents: Apparent gender of people in images on Instagram. Secondly, it needs to be more obvious which direction is more men vs. more women, up or down.
Does this data hold up if prominent political figures are excluded?
New York times isnt left wing, I fear you only have a very basic understanding of politics