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All Things Being Equal: Gender Equality Guidelines from Public Service Media

Claudia Vaccarone

Geneva: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) (2019), 57 pp.

"This report reflects a shared ambition to lead the way in achieving gender equality in the media workplace, recognizing that the very existence of PSM relies on its ability to: accurately reflect the experiences of the audiences it serves; increase innovation and productivity through the building o ... more

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Money - Power - Stereotypes: Does Gender Equality in the Media Really Matter? International Comparative Gender Study in Georgia, Moldova and Russia

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute;Russian Academy of Sciences (ISESP RAS) (2019), 19 pp.

"One interesting trend to follow is the feminisation of the journalism profession. The trend is global but especially prominent in the countries covered by this study: the findings indicate that the gender balance is shifting in Moldova and Georgia, whereas women are now dominating among media profe ... ssionals in general in Russia and Belarus. According to the experts interviewed this is not a result of a growing sector with more women coming in but rather about an outflow of men. It seems like the journalistic profession has become less attractive (to men) due to economic restraints (lower wages) and political pressure that makes it harder to exercise independent journalism. Judging from the gender ratio in enrollment for higher education in journalism and communication (over 70 per cent women in some European countries), this trend is likely to carry on. If the curve of this graph will not change we will (again) end up with a skewed gender balance and need to consider possible implications for diversity of voices and what stories are told. The study also confirms that women are taking on more of decision-making roles, especially in regional and in independent media (in Georgia and Moldova there is no gender asymmetry according to the study). However, there is still a gender gap when it comes to distribution of power in national media with high circulation/audience, likely related to the fact that the most influential media are still most often managed by men. Interestingly enough, female respondents in Moldova had low career expectations, although in practice the study indicates that women have better chances of building a career in the media than men. In Georgia, on the other hand, female media professionals are often overqualified, and show the most dissatisfaction with their jobs. The much-debated issue of sexual harassment at work is also covered by the study. In Russia on average three out of ten of the respondents claimed to have experienced sexual harassment in job related environments. Overall, the results of the survey indicate that the journalistic profession is quite dangerous for women, because they risk being subjected to sexual harassment literally everywhere, by colleagues or superiors at the office, as well as while reporting on the ground." (Preface) more

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The Safety of Women Journalists: Breaking the Cycle of Silence and Violence. An Overview of Nine Countries

Silvia Chocarro

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2019), 58 pp.

"This report assesses the question of how women in media are being targeted and how journalism is impacted by gender specific harassment and violence. It also looks at to what extent this issue is being effectively addressed on a national level and supported by the international community since the ... more

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Intensified Attacks, New Defences: Developments in the Fight to Protect Journalists and End Impunity

Paris: UNESCO (2019), 70 pp.

"The period between 2014 through the end of 2018 has seen 495 journalists killed, according to UNESCO data, which represents an 18% increase in the number of killings as compared to the preceding 5-year period (2009-2013). Based on the number of killings, the most dangerous regions for journalists a ... more

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Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media
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Greta Gober

International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), 2nd ed. (2019), 110 pp.

"The Handbook showcases IAWRT members’ experiences and best practices for working towards advancing gender equality in and on the media in Kenya, South Africa,Tanzania, India and Uganda." (Publisher description)

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Challenging the Glass Ceiling: Study of Women in the Newsroom in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam: Media Council of Tanzania (2019), viii, 31 pp.

"This study has reconfirmed that the challenges facing media women still persist. The glass ceiling is still intact. There are still fewer women in decision making position than man. Women are more likely to be paid less than their male counterparts and upward mobility is very small. Situations wher ... more

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Auswirkungen der Sozialisation im Kontext von Lebens- und Arbeitsalltag ägyptischer Journalistinnen

Schirin Khalik-Hilper

Erfurt: Universität Erfurt, Doctoral Thesis (2019), vii, 346 pp.

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Sector publicitario y género: Agencias de publicidad, asociaciones, sindicatos e instituciones educativas analizados con perspectiva feminista

Sandra Chaher, Virginia Pedraza (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Comunicación para la Igualdad Ediciones (2019), 174 pp.

"La publicidad pareciera ser una industria con marcada paridad laboral si se la evalúa desde el punto de vista de la inclusión de las mujeres como fuerza laboral, ya que éstas representan el 49,5% de las personas empleadas. Sin embargo, el análisis al interior del rubro da cuenta de notables des ... more

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Hostile Bytes: A Study of Online Violence Against Women Journalists

Hija Kamran

Media Matters for Democracy (2019), 50 pp.

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Global Journalism: An Introduction

Michael Bromley, Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova

London: Red Globe Press;Macmillan International Higher Education (2019), xxii, 282 pp.

"Providing a truly comprehensive overview of international journalism and global news reporting in the digital age, this new introductory textbook surveys the full variety of contexts that journalists around the world operate in; the challenges and pressures they face; their journalistic practices; ... more

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Baseline Study on the Working Conditions of Somali Women Journalists

Somali Women Journalists (SMJ);International Media Support (IMS);Fojo Media Institute (2018), 38 pp.

"The study found that overall, journalism in Somalia falls far short of the fifth UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The study demonstrates that if the current conditions for women in Somalia’s media remain unaddressed, the country wi ... more

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Violence Against Women Journalists—Online and Offline

Hannah Storm, Julie Posetti

In: Setting the Gender Agenda for Communication Policy: New Proposals from the Global Alliance on Media and Gender

Aimée Vega Montiel; Sarah Macharia (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO;Global Alliance on Media and Gender (2018), pp. 75-92

"It is crucial that any initiatives focussing on the safety of women journalists exist within the broader framework of conversations aimed at meeting the specific targets of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, and recognize that much ... more

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Women in Israeli Journalism Israel Affairs

Einat Lachover, Dafna Lemish

Israel Affairs, volume 4, issue 3 (2018), pp. 500-518

"This article presents findings from investigations of acclaimed gender employment changes in Israeli journalism, focusing on two main questions: Is the feminisation process of Israeli journalism continuing? Is it improving women’s employment and occupational status? Data were gathered from two in ... more

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Contemporary BRICS Journalism: Non-Western Media in Transition
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Svetlana Pasti, Jyotika Ramaprasad (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xiv, 273 pp.

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Changing Forms and Platforms of Misogyny: Sexual Harassment of Women Journalists on Twitter

Richard Rego

Media Watch, volume 9, issue 3 (2018), pp. 472-485

"Across time, in a variety of forms and spaces -from homes and workplaces to digital domains of social media- women have become victims of male dominance. So also are the other vulnerable sections that suffer multi-layered abuse, and endure sexual harassment in social media. Yet, this phenomenon is ... more

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Tackling gendered violence online: Evaluating digital safety strategies for women journalists

Fiona Martin

Australian Journalism Review, volume 40, issue 2 (2018), pp. 73-89

"While many reporters regularly experience online violence, women journalists are more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted for abusive comments and image focused, violently sexualised aggression. With such gendered violence having serious implications for media freedom, diversity and ... more

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Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Strategy

Washington, DC et al.: Internews (2018), 24 pp.

"First, this strategy is a women’s empowerment strategy, confirming our commitment to women and girls all over the world, by identifying objectives and activities to operationalize our stated goals to: Ensure safe access to information for women, girls and marginalized groups in some of the world� ... more

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Gender and Media: A Holistic Agenda

Media Development, volume 65, issue 1 (2018), pp. 4-40

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Toward Gender Equity: Women and Media in Cambodia

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 45 pp.

"More men than women work in the media, including in management positions. Women have joined the industry in greater numbers in recent years, particularly through recruitment of university graduates; radio has the highest proportion of young women journalists. A higher proportion of women had full-t ... more

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Women in News Somalia

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 5 pp.

"Women in News Somalia aims to increase women’s leadership and voices in the media. It does so by equipping women journalists and editors with the skills, strategies, and support networks to take on greater leadership positions within their media. Through a two-year programme (2015-2017) twelve wo ... more

Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media Inspiring Practice

Contemporary BRICS Journalism: Non-Western Media in Transition Top Insights

Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media
Inspiring Practice

Contemporary BRICS Journalism: Non-Western Media in Transition
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