Study title

WeAll Media Data on Equality Issues in Working Life and Education 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3148

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3148
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3148

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Lehtonen, Jukka (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

This dataset contains 2,555 newspaper articles from eight different Finnish news media (Helsingin Sanomat, Turun Sanomat, Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, YLE News (online), Hufvudstadsbladet, Kainuun Sanomat, Ilkka, and Tekniikka & Talous). The data were collected by eight researchers of the WeAll project in the spring of 2016. The newspaper clippings comprise news articles, columns, interviews, editorials and letters to the editor regarding themes of working life, education, and equality.

During the collection process, attention was paid to whether distinctions exist in the articles regarding gender, region, socioeconomic differences, age, sexual orientation, health, disabilities, or ethnic or other minorities. Topics of the articles include work-life balance, well-being at work, bullying, discrimination, social security benefits, organisational and management practices, unemployment, career and educational choices, equality and minorities in working life and education.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

education; gender; mass media; minority groups; news; news items; newspaper press; occupational life; social inequality; social status

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Labour relations/conflict (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Heikkinen, Suvi (University of Jyväskylä. School of Business and Economics)
• Hyvönen, Henri (University of Helsinki. Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies)
• Jyrkinen, Marjut (University of Helsinki. Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies)
• Lehtonen, Jukka (University of Helsinki. Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies)
• Kangas, Emilia (University of Jyväskylä. School of Business and Economics)
• Lähdesmäki, Merja (University of Helsinki. Ruralia Institute)
• Niemistö, Charlotta (Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan)
• Suutari, Timo (University of Helsinki. Ruralia Institute)

Time Period Covered

2016-01 – 2016-04

Collection Dates

2016-01-01 – 2016-04-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Media unit: Text

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Newspaper articles regarding equality issues in working life and education

Time Method

Cross-section

Data Sources

Helsingin Sanomat

Hufvudstadsbladet

Ilkka

Kainuun Sanomat

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus

Turun Sanomat

Tekniikka & Talous

YLE

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researchers collected newspaper clippings from seven newspapers and one online news medium: Helsingin Sanomat, Turun Sanomat, Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, Hufvudstadsbladet, YLE News (online), Kainuun Sanomat, Ilkka, and Tekniikka & Talous. The news media were chosen according to their popularity and accessibility. Helsingin Sanomat, Turun Sanomat and Maaseudun Tulevaisuus are among the ten most popular newspaper media in Finland, and some of the other newspapers were local papers in a researcher's location of residence or otherwise familiar beforehand, and were thus included in the project. The Swedish-language newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet was included to take the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland into account. The researchers browsed the papers daily and saved articles that fit the specification and concerned the chosen themes. Collection was not a technical procedure; the researchers collected articles according to how they saw that they would fit in with the data.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Data Files

2,555 newspaper articles in pdf format

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish and Swedish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Lehtonen, Jukka (University of Helsinki): WeAll Media Data on Equality Issues in Working Life and Education 2016 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2017-06-01). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3148; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3148

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Use of the data material is permitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Finnish Copyright Act and the copying licence granted by Kopiosto. The data material itself must not be published. Users of the data can quote the material in the manner allowed by the Finnish Copyright Act to the extent required for the purpose. The creator of the material and the source must be cited in published quotations in an appropriate manner.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Lehtonen, Jukka, Hyvönen, Henri, Heikkinen, Suvi, Jyrkinen, Marjut, Kangas, Emilia, Lähdesmäki, Merja, Niemistö, Charlotta & Suutari, Timo (2017) Työelämän ja koulutuksen tasa-arvokysymykset mediassa. WeAll-hankkeen raportti. Hanken School of Economics working papers 564. Helsinki: Hanken School of Economics. https://helda.helsinki.fi/dhanken/handle/123456789/167924

Related Publications

Lehtonen, Jukka, Hyvönen, Henri, Heikkinen, Suvi, Jyrkinen, Marjut, Kangas, Emilia, Lähdesmäki, Merja, Niemistö, Charlotta & Suutari, Timo (2017) Työelämän ja koulutuksen tasa-arvokysymykset mediassa. WeAll-hankkeen raportti. Hanken School of Economics working papers 564. Helsinki: Hanken School of Economics. https://helda.helsinki.fi/dhanken/handle/123456789/167924

Hyvönen, Henri (2017) Itsestä huolehtiminen nuorten miesten työntekoa ja opiskelua käsittelevissä sanomalehtiteksteissä. Sukupuolentutkimus 4/2017.

Tanita Ojansivu (2018). Johtamismallit ja työhyvinvointi uutisoinnissa. Turun yliopisto, sosiaalitieteiden laitos. Kandidaatintutkielma.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2018) Sukupuoli ja risteävät erot median työelämä- ja koulutusteksteissä. Kasvatus 49:3, 232-237.

Hyvönen, Henri (2019) Men's work-related self-care in the Finnish media. Research on Finnish Society, 12.

Lehtonen, J. (2020) Vähemmistöjen ja nuorten kuvat koulutus- ja työelämäaiheisessa mediassa. Teoksessa Heikkinen, S., Jyrkinen, M., Lämsä, A-M. & Niemistö, C. (toim.) Yhteiskunnallisesti ja taloudellisesti kestävä työelämä. Tasa-arvo tutkimassa ja toteuttamassa. Research reports 77. Helsinki: Hanken School of Economics, 142-158. https://helda.helsinki.fi/dhanken/handle/10227/355402

Hyvönen, Henri (2021) Men, Work, and Care of the Self : Hybrid Masculinities in Finnish Working Life. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki

Lehtonen, J. (2022) Images of minorities in Finnish media. In Brink Pinto, A., Karlson, M. & Schmitt, I. (eds.) Kritiska blickar från marginalen: Reflektioner i spåren av Jens Rydström. Lund: Genusvetenskapliga institutionen, Lunds Universitet, 181-198.https://doi.org/10.37852/oblu.155

Pylvänäinen, Vilma (2024). Työn ja perhe-elämän yhteensovittaminen -Kriittinen diskurssianalyysi työn ja perhe-elämän yhteensovittamisen diskurssista sanomalehdissä. Sosiaalitieteiden maisterintutkielma. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto.