31 Mar 2014 Haiti still needs international support
WACC is currently trying to help REFRAKA, a community media group, to animate and give confidence to rural women in communicating their needs and concerns....
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28 Mar 2014 UNESCO publishes state of the media report
UNESCO Report paints a picture of change and disruption to media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists brought on by technology and, to a lesser extent, the global financial crisis....
27 Mar 2014 Study: media still dominated by men
The Women’s Media Center (WMC), in its Status of Women in the U. S. Media 2014 report, found that men still dominate print, broadcast and digital media. While noting barriers broken by women such as television producer Shonda Rhimes and New York Times Executive Editor...
26 Mar 2014 Bangladeshi human rights activists speak up
Human rights defenders from Bangladesh have called the international community’s attention to the severe
persecution of Bangladesh’s religious and ethnic minorities. Religious extremism, fundamentalism and lack of security are cited as s major causes.
...21 Mar 2014 GMMP Ambassador: Sharon Bhagwan Rolls
Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, who is passionate about implementing Section J of the Beijing Platform for Action to advance women’s political and social wellbeing in Fiji and the Pacific region, is one of the inaugural group of “ambassadors”...
20 Mar 2014 Fiji group calls for culture of peace
Fiji-based Citizens Constitutional Forum (CCF), a WACC corporate member, is calling on the people of Fiji to promote a culture of peace, tolerance and coexistence among ethnic groups as it marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21....
19 Mar 2014 Unanimous approval for new WACC Constitution
WACC members approve new governing documents prior to submission to Industry Canada to renew WACC's incorporation.
...14 Mar 2014 GMMP Ambassador’s film on women’s movement to be shown at conference
California-based filmmaker Jennifer Lee, a 2015 Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) Ambassador, will be presenting her film on women’s liberation at “A Revolutionary Moment: Women’s Liberation in the Late 1960s and Early...
13 Mar 2014 WACC member criticised in creationist debate
Church press agency Protestinfo responds to attacks on its integrity following the publication of a study called “Creationist teaching: Public education displays its discomfort”....
12 Mar 2014 Women of Distinction award given to Rolls
Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, executive director of FemLINKPACIFIC in Fiji and a WACC partner, on March 11 accepted the 2014 Women of Distinction Award from the NGO-Committee on the Status of Women (CSW)/New York. The award was presented at a reception...