anchorwomen

Lead female broadcasters

Anchorwomen is the plural of anchorwoman—a female television news presenter who hosts a broadcast, introduces stories, and interviews guests.

The term emerged as a feminine form of anchorman, though the gender-neutral anchor now dominates: The network's anchorwomen covered the election night results.

broadcast

newscast

Broadcast of current events

desk · bulletin · breaking news · live · camera · broadcast journalism · newsroom · primetime · evening news · morning show

representation

trailblazer

First to forge ahead

Barbara Walters · Oprah Winfrey · Robin Roberts · role model · pioneer · gender parity · breakthrough · representation · equality · Diane Sawyer

profession

journalist

News profession practitioner

newscaster · host · commentator · media personality · career · beat · assignment · interview · credibility · press

Opposites
broadcast role/location

anchorwomenfield reporters

Journalists covering events remotely

correspondents · war correspondents · foreign correspondents · embedded journalists · beat reporters

gender

anchorwomenanchormen

Lead television news hosts

newsmen · sportscasters

visibility/hierarchy in broadcast

anchorwomenproducers

Those who create goods

technical crew · editors · writers · showrunners

Family

anchorwoman

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G