23 Nov 2015 Progress for women in news media grinds to a halt
After 20 years, research in 114 countries reveals continued severe disparity between representation of women and men in news media.
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After 20 years, research in 114 countries reveals continued severe disparity between representation of women and men in news media.
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The right to communicate with a gender perspective in the post 2015 development agenda, is part of a comprehensive approach that WACC and its regions are taking toward addressing the post-2015 SDGs.
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BRAZIL
...Preliminary results from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2015 reveal an increase of just 1% from five years ago when only 24% of the people heard or read about in print, radio and television news were female.
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BOLIVIA
...In collaboration with UN Women and partners in approximately 20 countries WACC undertook a media monitoring initiative to understand the gender dimensions of news content related to peace and security.
...Two hundred million fewer women have access to the internet than men, according to a study released March 9, reports the Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS).
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Despite the vast number of media outlets and news sources worldwide, women and girls are still not getting enough attention in the news....
The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) has called on U.N. member states to include strong provisions on gender, media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the post- 2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Supporters of WACC are seeing the results of its global work advancing communication rights in the 2013 annual report
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