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Make the News – UNESCO Launches Campaign 2009
04-03-2009 (Paris)
Camerawoman at the 1st Congress
of the Federation of African journalists,
November 2008, Nairobi.
© Paco Audije
On
this occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), UNESCO launches the
annual Women Make the News campaign and online forum.
Under the theme, ‘Gender Equality Policies in Media
Organizations’, this year’s campaign aims to emphasize the significance of
developing and introducing policies in media organizations to prevent all forms
of discrimination based on gender.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), with
support from UNESCO and Sweden’s LO-TCO Secretariat of International Trade
Union Development Cooperation, has published a handbook entitled Getting the
Balance Right. The guide provides possible ways on how to tackle some of the
central issues concerning the establishment of women’s equality in the field of
media. The handbook for media professionals and institutions can be found on
the Women Make the News website.
UNESCO in partnership with the International
Federation of Journalists invites women and men working in media organizations,
professional associations and journalists’ unions to participate in the Women
Make the News online forum. You are invited to share your experiences and best
practices in advocating for, developing and implementing policies to ensure
equality for women journalists. These policies could refer to specific
sub-themes such as equal pay and opportunities for promotion, working in
conflict or post-conflict zones, gender stereotyping, monitoring policy
implementation, etc. Stories should be submitted by 15 April 2009.
Also available on the website are video clips and
downloadable banners, and a logo that can be used to promote Women Make the
News in your organizations.
For more information please visit the Women Make the
News website at: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/en/march8.
Launched annually on the occasion of International
Women’s Day (8 March), Women Make the News is a global initiative aimed at
promoting gender equality in the media.
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