"On January 18, 1995, groups of people in 71 countries met to monitor the news of the day as reported on radio and television and in newspapers. They focused their attention on stories about women and by women. The results of that world-wide study have now been released in a report co-ordinated by M
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ediaWatch Canada called 'The Global Media Monitoring Project: Women's Participation in the News." This is a study guide to that report. It is designed so that it can be used by groups or individuals who do not have the full report." (Back cover)
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"In response to the lack of information on gender bias in existing textbooks in the countries of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned three major studies of primary school textbooks: one in the Caribbean, one in Asia, and one in Africa, the latter undertaken by Wanja Thairu (K
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enya). The major findings of these studies are reported in this volume, which also includes further sections on “Inclusive and gender sensitive language”, “Guidelines for textbook writers and producers”, and “Suggestions for teachers and teacher educators”. The final section is an “Evaluation guide”, which presents a tool for the evaluation of gender bias in textbooks and other learning materials. Also includes a bibliography." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2375)
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"An attempt “to map a history of feminist or women's publishing in what is known as the Third or Southern World”, and a study of the challenges which women publishers face in developing countries. Examines feminist publishing in the North, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the
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Pacific. Also discusses the economics of publishing for women's presses, and marketing and distribution. States that women's presses “often find themselves pulled in two quite contrary directions: attempting to be successful in the marketplace, and balancing this with an adherence to feminist politics”; and “trying to strike a balance with publishing for social change in difficult trading conditions, and retaining financial stability at the same time." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2373)
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"Fempress was founded in 1981, in Mexico, by two Chi lean women living in exile who were passionately convinced that the media are powerful tools to challenge culturally-rooted social injustice. We felt that the people fighting to overturn the legendary culture of machismo in Lat in America needed a
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fai r and inspirational magazine on every newsstand; one that would ref lect the real problems facing women. Naturally, this was not an immediate possibility. A quick market study exposed the mechanisms by which, even today, it is virtually impossible for alternative media to survive unless it can cover some of its costs by carrying advertisements. Needless to say, advertising acts against women’ s emancipation almost by definition; and any quest for a profound social change involves swimming against the tide. As pioneers of this now well-known women’ s media network, we reached out for international co-operation and trimmed the project down to realistic proportions that excluded the news-stands and the general public but focused instead on strengthening what was then a small and inarticulate Lat in Amer ican women’ s movement." (Introduction)
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"How and to what extent are women in grassroots communication creating avenues for democratic communication and fostering social change? How is grassroots communication consolidating women's views and perspectives on gender subordination and social transformation? Women in Grassroots Communication b
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rings together a stellar cast of contributors from across the globe–Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America–to answer these and other questions. First, they review the various frameworks for addressing the relationship between women, participation, and communication, looking at the ways women have been perceived. Next, the authors look at the social roles of women in their communities, their capabilities to communicate, and their informal networks at the local and community levels. The third section focuses on media production and the issues of media competency, identity, representation, evaluation, and group process. Finally, by looking at the connections between women's participatory practices and wider sociopolitical initiatives, the final chapters examine the issues of organization, leadership, and communication strategies." (Publisher description)
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