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Missing White Woman Syndrome (MWWS) refers to a phenomenon observed in media coverage of missing persons cases, where young, attractive, middle- and upper-class white women typically receive significantly more national attention, airtime, and resources compared to women belonging to ethnic minorities or those from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The term was first coined in 2004 by American journalist Gwen Ifill. Fundamentally, the syndrome posits that certain lives are treated as more valu

Missing White Woman Syndrome (MWWS) refers to a phenomenon observed in media coverage of missing persons cases, where young, attractive, middle- and upper-class white women typically receive significantly more national attention, airtime, and resources compared to women belonging to ethnic minorities or those from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The term was first coined in 2004 by American journalist Gwen Ifill. Fundamentally, the syndrome posits that certain lives are treated as more valu