November 2018

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10. Gender Mainstreaming in Media and Journalism Curricula

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Gender Mainstreaming in Media and Journalism Curricula

UNESCO UNITWIN University Network on Gender, Media and ICTs

The Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women (1995) Section ‘J’ on women and the media, called the attention on the centrality of media and ICTs for gender equality. Echoing the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), the 47th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in 2003 noted the responsibility of these industries to end the discrimination of women. More recently, the Sustainable Development Goal 5 also referred to the role of media and ICTs in women’s empowerment.

4. Women in Community and Indigenous Media

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Women in Community and Indigenous Media

María Eugenia Chávez

Female members of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) are taking advantage of the organizing presence of community and indigenous media outlets that are active in GAMAG globally. This is in order to address the lack of clear and specific rules recognizing women’s rights to communication and the transformation of gender stereotypes into laws and public policy. It is also so that these outlets develop their own instruments to support women’s participation and negotiation within their own collectives, networks, movements and national and local decision-making bodies.

8. Triple Jeopardy: A Trade Union Perspective on Gender-Based…

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Triple Jeopardy: A Trade Union Perspective on Gender-Based Violence against Women Journalists

Mindy Ran

In 1992, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, United Nations, 1992) adopted General Recommendation 19 which explains that the prohibition of gender based discrimination includes violence. State parties to CEDAW must take all the necessary measures to eliminate violence, including legal sanctions, civil remedies, preventative measures, (such as public information and education campaigns) and protective measures (such as support services for women and girls who have experienced violence).

7. Violence Against Women Journalists – Online and Offline

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Violence Against Women Journalists – Online and Offline

Julie Posetti and Hannah Storm

Women journalists face disproportionate risk and experience of violence and intimidation for the work they do – both on and offline. They are affected as members of a profession that is increasingly becoming a target in conflicts, in the context of terrorism, and as a feature of the rising global tide of populist politics. They are vilified and attacked for the messages they share and questions they ask. In some cases, they are even targeted for daring to speak at all. In addition to the risks and threats experienced by their male counterparts, they are also exposed to gender-based harassment and violence in the field and in the newsroom. Such attacks can be physical or virtual in nature, and they are frequently sexualized.

1. The Challenge of Mainstreaming Gender Through Media and…

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The Challenge of Mainstreaming Gender Through Media and ICT Policy and Regulation

Claudia Padovani

Many initiatives and advocacy interventions have been implemented over the years to address gender inequalities in the media, but unless those efforts are properly embedded within policy frameworks and agreements, their effects are likely to be scattered and their impact is likely to be weakened.