Since I started tracking it here, that is 254 females and 524 males featured. #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething
I started tracking the obits here on May 14 02017. I’ve missed a few days when on travel, but this represents about 21 months of New York Times obituaries. I’m going to take a break with this – maybe in a decade I’ll check back and see if things have gotten any better.
Today, February 10, there was 2 female and 1 male featured obituaries in the New York Times. Catching up, Feb 2, there was 1 female and 4 male featured obituaries in the New York Times. Feb 1, there was 2 female and 3 male featured obituaries in the New York Times. January 31, there was 0 female and 2 male featured obituaries in the New York Times. January 30, there was 1 female and 3 male featured obituaries in the New York Times. January 29, there was 1 female and 3 male featured obituaries in the New York Times. January 28, there was 4 female and 3 male featured obituaries in the New York Times.
On February 3, there was a special obituary section on “remembering the forgotten” – featuring female and minority obituaries. In addition to the 1 female and 1 male in the regular obituary section, the special section featured 7 females and 6 males.