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A feminist take on international media development: How media development projects empower women and marginalized groups
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2024), 34 pp.
Breaking Barriers: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Gender Equality in Media Development
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2024), 32 pp.
"In 1995, the international community enacted the “Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,” a watershed UN resolution affirming the global commitment to gender equality. Yet, nearly three decades later, gender inequality remains an intractable problem in the media sector. Women journalists
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SACMID Evaluation: An Evaluation of SACMID’s Activities Within the PRIMED Project
Free Press Unlimited (2023), 16 pp. + annexes
"The South Asia Center for Media in Development (SACMID), addresses gender disparity both within the workplace and media content. Its main focus is utilizing the Gender Media Monitoring Tool to tackle these issues. The data collected through media monitoring is subsequently employed for advocacy ini
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Defeating COVID-19 Poverty Through Community Radios: Lessons Learnt and Good Practices
Kathmandu: AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Office (2022), 21 pp.
"The project Promotion of Resilient Communities: Addressing COVID-19-related Poverty by Community Radios in South and Southeast Asia was implemented by the World Association of Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) Asia-Pacific regional office to support community radios in four countries - Bangladesh, India,
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Let Free Media Thrive: Selected Stories of 4 Years of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (2018-2021)
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 18 pp.
"The stories presented here are some examples of how the Multi-Donor Programme for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) works to provide countries and their populations with the necessary tools to nurture a free and independent media. This includes promoting the adoption of policies
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IMS Strategy on Gender Equality (2021-2023)
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 22 pp.
"The strategy presented in this document is the result of a year-long process of literature review and consultation with staff, partners, journalists and experts. A number of webinars for seminars and debates were organised, and several drafts were distributed and discussed. Consequently, this strat
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Feminist and Gender Perspectives in Literature on Media & Development
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Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome);MEDAS21 (2021), 24 pp.
"Gender remains an under-researched topic in the literature on media and development. A brief evaluation of seven books on media development and media for development shows that only 2% of pages are devoted to gender and feminist issues and that ‘gender’ and ‘women’ are often framed in narro
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Regulation, Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation in Media and Gender Equality
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 17 pp.
"This briefing note is designed to give readers a basic understanding of the role of media regulatory and self-regulatory systems in promoting gender equality and inclusion. It highlights the main self- and regulatory systems that reflect or affect the role of media – from the perspective of gende
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Intersectionality matters: Studying the contradictory effects of media development through women radio journalists in Burkina Faso
Communication and Culture Review, volume 4, issue 1&2 (2021), 18 pp.
"Gender perspectives in media development are common in grey literature produced and promoted by media development actors. Yet, academic research investigating gender dimensions in media development practice and discourse remains scarce. This paper wants to contribute to filling this gap. The empiri
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A Safe, Sister Space: An Evaluation of the Safe Sisters Digital Safety Training Program for Women, and Case Studies from Alumni
Internews (2021), 52 pp.
"The purpose of this ex-post evaluation is for Internews to understand the impact that Safe Sisters has had on women in East Africa by documenting and publicly sharing their stories and evaluating the training approach itself. As women and girls come online for the first time, they disproportionatel
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Transforming Gender Norms Through Communication: Minga Perú's Communicative Actions in the Amazon
In: Handbook of Communication and Development
Srinivas R. Melkote; Arvind Singhal (eds.)
Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), pp. 302-321
"We illustrate the principles and processes of gender transformative communication by presenting a case study of a long-running social change initiative spearheaded by Minga Perú, a community-based organization in the Peruvian Amazon. Applying a gender and power lens, we illustrate how communicatio
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Jordan Media Assessment. White Paper: The Role of Media in Reinforcing Positive Gender Norms and Transforming Gender Relations
USAID;Management Systems International (MSI) (2020), 20 pp.
"To attain gender equality as a long-term objective, a multi-layered strategy and action is required. In that process, media are a part of the problem, as well as they are a part of the solution. While it has been well established that media organizations can play an influential role in contributing
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Jordan Media Assessment: Executive Summary and Recommendations
USAID;Management Systems International (MSI) (2020), 15 pp.
"Implemented between January-March 2020, the Jordan Media Assessment (JMA) aims to provide an overview of the media landscape in Jordan, with a specific focus on how digital media impact Jordan’s democratic development. The findings will assist USAID/Jordan to determine the broader needs of the me
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Summary Report: Justice4her 2.0. Strengthening Rule of Law to Reduce Gender-Based Violence
Hilversum: RNW Media (2020), 7 pp.
"Justice4Her is a cross-sector, multi-stakeholder project of RNW Media and Qianqian Law Firm that seeks to strengthen the rule of law and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) towards women migrant workers in China. The project launched in 2016 and targets women migrant workers in Beijing, Shanghai and
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Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP): Impact Assessment Survey Report
Lagos: Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ);Free Press Unlimited (2020), 14 pp.
"Findings from the survey revealed that the Report Women FRLP has achieved its goal exceptionally. It equipped the fellows with knowledge and capability for leadership with evidence of increased visibility for the fellows as leaders in their newsrooms. It opened opportunities for personal and profes
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Good for Business or the Right Thing to Do? Motivations and Strategies of Media Managers to Promote Gender Equality in the Workplace
Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2020), 25 pp.
"Based on interviews with 18 managers (8 female, 10 male) of media outlets in 12 countries, the research findings show that there is a wide range of motivations for media managers to promote gender equality in the workplace. The main argument used is the fact that the managers believe in gender equa
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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists
Paris: UNESCO (2020), 19 pp.
"2019 has seen major achievements resulting from needs-based, and specifically-tailored support through the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP). Actions building on ongoing work and others opening new avenues, have initiated substantial changes in favour of
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Life in Lulu: How Can Radio Drama Shift Peoples’ Perceptions Around Violence and Support Women to Resolve Disputes?
London: BBC Media Action (2020), 11 pp.
"There is evidence that [the radio drama series] 'Life in Lulu' had a strong impact on women’s attitudes and inspired female listeners to resolve conflicts non-violently and encourage others to do the same. This seems to be driven by having characters that are engaging to women and storylines that
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Internews: A Case Study of Gender in Media Development
Journal of International Communication, volume 25, issue 2 (2019), pp. 206-22
"This article aims to make a contribution to the understudied field of gender in media development through a case study of Internews, an international non-governmental organisation that acts as an intermediary between donors and recipients. In February 2018, Internews announced a ‘Gender Equality
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We Can Do It: Cambodia Communication Assistance Project. Impact Briefing
ABC International Development (2019), 11 pp.
"The 'We Can Do It' (WCDI) radio program was established to educate, raise awareness and responsiveness to violence again women in Cambodia. Programs were broadcast in 5 provinces: Battambang, Kampong Cham, Siem Reap, Kampot and Kratie. The program ran for three years (2016-2019) under financial and
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