Asmita Women's Publishing House, Media and Resource Organisation, Nepal€ 8,000Ref. 1713 While Nepali media have developed remarkably over the past few years, gender biases and prejudices persist. No media house has adopted gender guidelines to enable the institutionalization of gender sensitivity in reporting. Thus, the...
Women Empowerment Organization (WEO), Pakistan€ 8,500Ref. 1832 Gender discrimination and violence against women prevail in the male dominant Pakistani society. Interpretations of Islam and patriarchal cultural norms have worked together to create discriminatory legal frameworks and practices that fuel violence against women. The project will...
Korean Association of Women Theologians (KAWT), South Korea€ 4,075Ref. 1714This project addresses distorted representation of women through objectification and commodification of women’s bodies and sexuality in the media. In Korea, many young women suffer from negative body image, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. They often...
Association Novi Put, Bosnia and Herzegovina€ 11,660Ref. 1712Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) is a patriarchal country with dominant stereotypes about women. There are tendencies in BiH media to marginalize women’s role in society and to liberally employ gender insensitive language in reporting. The Global Media Monitoring...
Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA), Argentina€ 8,000Ref. 1949The aim of the Latin-American Gender Justice Team (ELA) is to improve the social, political and economic situation of women. Composed of prominent female lawyers and sociologists, it serves as a bridge between generations working on...
Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores de Comunicación para América Latina (CIESPAL), Ecuador€ 12,000Ref. 1716 The International Centre for Higher Studies of Communication for Latin America (CIESPAL) is a regional, independent, non-governmental organization working to advance public debate and thinking about the role of communication and information...
