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The Status of Women Journalists at Jordan’s Media Institutions

International Media Support (IMS) (2018), 35 pp.

"The study concluded that women have faced and are still facing hindrances driven by gender-based discrimination that have limited their number, dimined their role as journalists and restricted their prospects of professional development. The percentage of women at media organisations is less than 2 ... more

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What Works to Prevent Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls?
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Becky Faith, Erika Fraser

London: VAWG Helpdesk (2018), 16 pp.

"This document presents findings from a rapid review of available literature on what has worked to prevent cyber violence against women and girls. Key findings include: There is limited data on cyber violence against women and girls (VAWG) in general, and particularly on what works to prevent it [.. ... more

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Making Textbook Content Inclusive: A Focus on Religion, Gender, and Culture

Paris: UNESCO (2018), 27 pp.

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Attacks and Harassment: The Impact on Female Journalists and Their Reporting

Michelle Ferrier

International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF);Troll-Busters.com (2018), 50 pp.

"Survey respondents stated that online attacks have become more visible and coordinated in the past five years, particularly with a rise of nationalism around the world and the use of digital networks to thwart political processes. Extremists, online manipulators and antagonists use online channels ... more

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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), 173 pp.

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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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Toward Gender Equality: Women and the Media in Vietnam

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 36 pp.

"The Gender-in-Media Landscape Study (Vietnam) aims to inform the activities of the Southeast Asia Media Training Network by exploring gender equity in the media workplace. Towards this end, data was gathered through a broad survey and multiple focus group discussions. The survey found: More women w ... more

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Sexual Harassment in the Media: A Practical Guide for Employers and Employees

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA);Women in News (2018), 47 pp.

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Ugandan Women Online: A Quantitative Survey on Digital Literacy in Uganda

Pollicy;Internews (2018), 21 pp.

"We found that knowledge around digital security amongst women in Kampala is quite low. A high proportion of women have been victims of cyberbullying without any obvious routes to seeking justice against perpetrators. There is an urgency for law enforcement and government to hand down stricter penal ... more

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Glass Ceilings: Women in South African Media Houses

Glenda Daniels, Tarisai Nyamweda, Collin Nxumalo, Barbara Ludman

Johannesburg: Gender Links (2018), 84 pp.

"The third Glass Ceilings survey of South African media launched on 19 October - national press freedom day - 2018 shows there have been dramatic shifts in the race and gender composition of media since the first study twelve years ago. But black women are still not fairly represented in media decis ... more

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Managing Diversity: A Guide for Media Managers

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2018), 15 pp.

"This handbook has been produced by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) to help media managers successfully manage diverse teams, with a focus on gender diversity. It is hoped that it will assist managers to be more gender 'aware' in their day to day management decisio ... more

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Harnessing Community-Led Innovations: The Role of Participatory Media in Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Verena Thomas, Jackie Kauli, Anou Borrey

Development in Practice, volume 28, issue 3 (2018), pp. 345-357

"Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a key development challenge. In Papua New Guinea, a country with one of the highest rates of GBV, the issue has been prioritised in the national development agenda. The programme Yumi Kirapim Senis (Together Creating Change) was created to support the development ... more

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Organizaciones de medios y género: Igualdad de oportunidades para mujeres y personas LGTTBIQ+ en empresas, sindicatos y universidades

Sandra Chaher, Virginia Pedraza (eds.)

Córdoba: FUNDEPS;Heinrich Böll Stiftung;Comunicación para la Igualdad (2018), 175 pp.

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Organizaciones de medios y género: Igualdad de oportunidades para mujeres y personas LGTTBIQ+ en empresas, sindicatos y universidades: Versión resumida

Sandra Chaher, Virginia Pedraza (eds.)

FUNDEPS;Heinrich Böll Stiftung;Comunicación para la Igualdad (2018), 35 pp.

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Her Farm Radio: Building Knowledge and Developing the Capacity of Malawi’s Female Farmers on Forest Landscape Restoration

Augustine Mulomole, Catherine Mloza Banda, Rex Chapota

IUCN (2018), 12 pp.

"As farmers, foresters and providers, women have a unique understanding of the ecosystems they live alongside. A pioneering radio programme in Malawi is tapping into this immense body of knowledge by creating a platform for women to engage in landscape restoration." (Page 1)

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Gender Equality and Big Data: Making Gender Data Visible

Claudia Abreu Lopes, Savita Bailur

UN Women (2018), 25 pp.

"This report provides background context on how big data can be used to facilitate and assess progress towards the SDGs, and focuses in particular on SDG 5 – “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. It examines successes and challenges in the use of big data to improve the li ... more

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Breaking the Silence: Digital Media and the Struggle for LGBTQ Rights in Iran

James Marchant et al.

Small Media (2018), 118 pp.

"In this report, we highlight the incredible resilience, bravery and ingenuity of Iran’s LGBTQ citizens in the face of sustained state persecution and continued societal hostility. We map out the urgent media development needs of the LGBTQ community, share examples of existing community initiative ... more

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Mujeres periodistas y libertad de expresión: Discriminación y violencia basada en el género contra las mujeres periodistas por el ejercicio de su profesión

Relatoría Especial para la Libertad de Expresión (RELE) (2018), 80 pp.

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Universal Service and Access Funds: An Untapped Resource to Close the Gender Digital Divide

Dhanaraj Thakur, Lauran Potter

Washington, DC: World Wide Web Foundation (2018), 19 pp.

"Over 68% of countries in Africa have a Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) in place; 62% of these funds are active. Just 3 of the 37 countries with USAFs have universal access policies that explicitly aim to connect women and girls through the fund. Just 23 African countries openly publish det ... more

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Women Journalists and Freedom of Expression

Edison Lanza

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2018), 76 pp.

What Works to Prevent Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls? Top Insights

What Works to Prevent Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls?
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