Past Events

Description: An inquiry into the role that media can play in social change at the grassroots, national and international levels. Come ready to explore the following questions in an interactive dialogue: What should be the role of media in society? How can media lift up the voices of women globally? Organisers: Bahai International Community

Organisers: Global Alliance for Media and Gender (GAMAG) and the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Description: The panel will illustrate how the wider policy framework affects the gender equality dimensions in media and ICTs, including contents, women’s access to decision making positions, violence against women journalists online and offline, media and information literacy, freedom of expression, women media workers’ rights, women’s rights and security on digital platforms, and gender mainstreaming within the curricula of communication and journalism…

Organiser: International Media Support, an NGO working with local media in countries affected by armed conflict, human insecurity and political transition. Description: With best practices and challenges from Syria, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan and Zimbabwe, this panel will examine how media can involve women and girls in rural areas in the public debate and provide them with access to the information they need to claim their rights and make informed choices.  

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Organisers: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) network and, GAMAG. Description: The event provides a critical update of progress on gender and media resolutions from CSW 47 and Section J of the Beijing Platform for Action, drawing from research evidence, advocacy and practical experience. Progress in closing the gender inequality gap remains extremely slow: the needle towards parity has shifted by only 7 points in two decades; gender stereotypes remain firmly lodged in media contents;…

Full title: A Dent in Democracy: how on and offline attacks on women journalists are hurting us all Organisers: UNESCO with The Netherlands and Sweden Description: The safety of women journalists has risen to become one of the pre-eminent issues for journalism in our digital era. During CSW, UNESCO will highlight and promote action on the safety of women journalists through a side event supported by The Netherlands and Sweden. Safe Journalists, Strong Democracies: How on and offline attacks on…

Asociación Civil Comunicación Para La Igualdad (Argentina), Red PAR (Argentina), Alianza Global de Medios y Género (GAMAG) Capítulo América Latina y Articulación Feminista Marcosur