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Report diversity! Guidelines to train media circles on inclusiveness and preventing gender Islamophobia
European Institute of the Mediterranean; Media Diversity Institute Global (MDIG); MAGIC - Muslim women and communities Against Gender Islamophobia in society;
(2022), 27 pp., bibliogr. p.20-27
ISBN 978-84-19326-01-0
"Covering the polarizing and fragmented opinions over Islam and the rights of women, for example, requires context, attachment to core ethical values, and stylish truth-telling. Without professional expertise, a good understanding of the issues in play and a commitment to diversity in their approach...
Gender, equality and diversity chapter
SembraMedia; Asociación Civil Comunicación para la Igualdad
(2021), 58 pp., many illustr.
ISBN 978-0-578-84312-4
Other Editions: also published in Spanish
" ... this kit includes a “Guide of Principles” destined to accompany the process of inclusion of discrimination and sexism-free content in the labor practices of the organizations; a Content Guide, whose objective is to guide the production of content along the same lines; and a “Protocol of ...
COVID-19 guidance on remote GBV services focusing on phone-based case management and hotlines
GBV AoR Helpdesk, UNICEF; Plan International, UNFPA; UNHCR; Trocaire, International Medical Corps; Norwegian Church Aid:
(2021), 71 pp., illustr., figures, bibliogr. p.67-71
"This resource presents options for adapting GBV case management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic so that survivors can continue to access and receive safe and confidential services. It focuses specifically on phone-based case management. In this resource, phone-based case management is defin...
Digitally empowered generation equality: women, girls and ICT in the context of COVID-19 in selected Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries
Geneva:
International Telecommunication Union (ITU); UN Women
(2021), vi, 90 pp.
ISBN 978-92-61-33301-0
CC BY-NC-SA
"This report focuses on women and girls using, studying and working in digital technology in five Western Balkan States (Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) and three Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine, Georgia, and Republic of Moldova). On the su...
Transforming gender norms through communication: Minga Perú's communicative actions in the Amazon
In: Handbook of communication and development
Srinivas R. Melkote; Arvind Singhal (eds.)
Cheltenham; Northampton, MA:
Edward Elgar Publishing
(2021), pp. 302-321
"We illustrate the principles and processes of gender transformative communication by presenting a case study of a long-running social change initiative spearheaded by Minga Perú, a community-based organization in the Peruvian Amazon. Applying a gender and power lens, we illustrate how communicatio...
Maria Ressa: fighting an onslaught of online violence. A big data analysis
Washington, DC:
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
(2021), 44 pp.
"This groundbreaking collaborative case study is the most comprehensive assessment of online violence against a prominent woman journalist to date. We conducted a forensic analysis of the torrent of social media attacks on internationally celebrated digital media pioneer Maria Ressa over a five-year...
The truth gap: how misinformation and disinformation online affect the lives, learning and leadership of girls and young women
Surrey:
Plan International
(2021), 46 pp., illustr., diagr.
"We surveyed over 26,000 girls and young women in 26 countries. 91% of girls and young women surveyed are concerned about misinformation and/or disinformation online. 40% of those surveyed are extremely or very concerned. Misinformation and disinformation are having a negative impact on 87% of the g...
The chilling: global trends in online violence against women journalists
UNESCO
(2021), 94 pp.
CC BY-SA
"Online attacks on women journalists appear to be increasing significantly, as this study demonstrates, particularly in the context of the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women during COVID-19. The pandemic has changed journalists’ working conditions, making them yet more dependent on di...
Gender approaches to cybersecurity: design, defence and response
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
(2021), 70 pp.
"This report outlines the relevance of gender norms to cybersecurity. It draws on existing research, supplemented by stakeholder and expert interviews, to assess gender-based differences in the social roles and interaction of women, men and non-binary people of all ages reflected in the distribution...
Situational analysis of digital security in Cameroon
Internews
(2021), 14 pp.
"Based on the needs assessment, a high proportion of women in Cameroon face online violence and are increasingly concerned about their safety in digital spaces. However, many of these respondents are unaware of any legal protections offered to them. Additionally, they believe that they lack the appr...
Between advocacy and outrage: a study on treatment of gender issues in social media in Iraq
Berlin:
Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT)
(2021), 29 pp. , illustr.
"This study was launched with the aim to deepen our understanding of how women related topics are debated in social media in Iraq. It is based on a social media monitoring exercise conducted between April 2019 and November 2020 across two topics of interest: the kidnapping of women rights’ activis...
Pioneras en los estudios latinoamericanos de comunicación
Buenos Aires:
Teseopress
(2021), 209 pp.
ISBN 978-987-88-1041-6
"Este libro tiene por objetivo visibilizar y reconocer las contribuciones de las mujeres pioneras en los estudios de comunicación en América Latina, y lo hace con un doble propósito. Por un lado, como aporte a la historia del campo de la comunicación, a la que pretende completar con estas otras ...
Gender in Ethiopian media landscape
Addis Ababa:
Fojo Media Institute; International Media Support (IMS)
(2021), 47 pp.
"This research confirmed an upward trend in number of women journalists working in newsrooms. Over 30% of the journalists employed in the seven surveyed media houses are women. Women are however disproportionately represented in managerial (15%) and editorial decision-making positions (26%) compared...
IMS strategy on gender equality (2021-2023)
Copenhagen:
International Media Support (IMS)
(2021), 22 pp., glossary p.20-22
"The strategy presented in this document is the result of a year-long process of literature review and consultation with staff, partners, journalists and experts. A number of webinars for seminars and debates were organised, and several drafts were distributed and discussed. Consequently, this strat...
Promoting smart policy options in closing the gender digital divide in Uganda
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET); Centre for Multilateral Affairs (CfMA)
(2021), 11 pp.
"Although the internet facilitates connection, participation, and engagement, there is a need for new and innovative strategies for closing the gender digital divide in Uganda. A socio-economic, political, and robustic legal approach is needed to close the gender digital divide. This requires regula...
The mobile gender gap report 2021
London:
GSMA
(2021), 65 pp., many illustr., many graphs
"1. Women’s access to mobile internet continues to increase across low- and middle-income countries, while mobile ownership remains relatively flat: 83 per cent of women own a mobile phone and 58 per cent use mobile internet. Women are also more likely than men to access the internet exclusively o...
Feminist and gender perspectives in literature on media & development
Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome); MEDAS21
(2021), 24 pp., bibliogr. p.21-23
ISSN 2748-9426
CC BY
"Gender remains an under-researched topic in the literature on media and development. A brief evaluation of seven books on media development and media for development shows that only 2% of pages are devoted to gender and feminist issues and that ‘gender’ and ‘women’ are often framed in narro...
Un manual urgente para la cobertura de violencia contra las mujeres y feminicidios en México
ONU Mujeres; Iniciativa Spotlight; Gobierno de México
(2021), 105 pp.
"Un manual urgente para la cobertura de violencia contra las mujeres y feminicidios en México pretende ser una herramienta de apoyo para los medios de comunicación, equipos editoriales, de investigación y reporteo en los casos de violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas. Con la finalidad de cont...
Radio as an empowering environment: how does radio broadcasting in Mali represent women’s “web of relations”?
Feminist media studies, volume (2021), 17 pp.
"Does radio programming by Studio Tamani in Mali create an empowering environment for women’s voices? Contributing to existing theoretical discussions on radio and women’s empowerment, this article examines the need to discuss women’s empowerment not from the perspective of women as individual...
Media-friendly glossary on migration: women migrant workers and ending violence against women (EVAW) edition
International Labour Organization (ILO); Spotlight Initiative
(2020), 23 pp.
ISBN 9789220337851 (print); 9789220337868 (pdf)
"This glossary serves as a guide for journalists, researchers, trainers and other stakeholders who conduct trainings or write about women’s labour migration, and who write about violence against women in the context of migration. It has been compiled as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to El...
