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"The first major collection of its kind published in the COVID-19 era, this unique volume frames a wide range of issues relevant to the gender and communication agenda within a human rights framework.An international panel of feminist academics and activists examines how media, information, and comm ... more
"This study is unique in its attempt to map both law and policy (regulation and self-regulation) and identify measures to promote gender equality in the media and women’s freedom of expression. The study covers policy instruments adopted at international, regional, national, industry and media hou ... more

Who Makes the News? 6th Global Media Monitoring Project

Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP);World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2021), v, 157 pp.
"At the global average level, mainstream news media are currently at the midway point to gender parity in subjects and sources. Between 2015 and 2020, the needle edged one point forward to 25% in the proportion of subjects and sources who are women. The single point improvement is the first since 20 ... more

Expanding Shrinking Communication Spaces

Toronto; Penang: Centre for Communication Rights;World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);Southbound (2020), 130 pp.
"All human and social activity depends on communication. No matter the issue — poverty, conflict resolution, self-determination, migration, health, land, housing, the climate crisis — little can be done without effective communication. A framework is needed that enables, empowers, and transforms ... more
"Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe addresses longstanding questions in the study of gender equality in media content and media organisations across countries and over time. Drawing on data from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), European Institute for Gender Equality (EIG ... more

Violence Against Women Journalists—Online and Offline

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

Gender and Media: A Holistic Agenda

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

Who Makes the News? Global Media Monitoring Project 2015

London; Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2015), v, 152 pp.
"Although in the decade 1995 to 2005 there was a slow but steady increase in women’s visibility in the news, the decade 2005 to 2015 has been one of stagnation. At 24% of the total, there has been no change in women’s share of news-making roles in the traditional media (newspapers, radio, televi ... more

Building Alliances for Gender and Media

Media Development, volume 60, issue 4 (2013), pp. 1-36

Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism and Media-House Policy. Book 1: Conceptual Issues

Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 59 pp.
"This learning resource kit aims to provide an answer to the current gender gap in news content and lack of existing self-regulatory mechanisms to confront gender bias. It is organised in two books that may be read independently of each other. Book 1 discusses conceptual issues pertaining to gender, ... more

Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism and Media-House Policy. Book 2: Practical Resources

Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 66 pp.
"This learning resource kit aims to provide an answer to the current gender gap in news content and lack of existing self-regulatory mechanisms to confront gender bias. It is organised in two books that may be read independently of each other. Book 2 will be of interest to media practitioners – jo ... more

Who Makes the News? Global Media Monitoring Project 2010

Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2010), 111 pp.