Tjeerd Royaards

Dec 17, 2024 | thenation.com | Tjeerd Royaards

Tjeerd Royaards is an award-winning editorial cartoonist from Amsterdam; he’s also editor in chief of Cartoon Movement, a global platform for editorial cartoons. More of his work can be seen at tjeerdroyaards.com.

Sep 18, 2024 | thenation.com | Tjeerd Royaards

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Jun 26, 2024 | thenation.com | Tjeerd Royaards

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May 10, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Tjeerd Royaards

May 10, 2024 | blog.cartoonmovement.com | Tjeerd Royaards

By Tjeerd Royaards We have written before about the lack of women cartoonists. Our first editorial on this, by US cartoonist Jen Sorensen, was published 13 years ago in 2011. Sadly, the profession is still very much skewed towards men. Gender inequality also shows in the types of cartoons that are being made, and in the main characters and what role they play in the cartoon.