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TAKING STOCK PROGRESS? • Results of the GMPS: flashback • The question that has haunted me, posed by a colleague: Has there been no progress in your life? Fourth Gender and Media Summit, Taking Stock- has there been any progress in our work? Information versus wisdom • GMBS 2003 • GMAS 2005 • HIV, AIDS and Gender 2006, 2008 • Mirror on MediaAdvertising, Tabloids, Radio Talk Shows • Glass Ceiling 2009 • GIME 2010 • GMPS 2010 WHAT WE NOW KNOW More female than male students Proportion of female and male students in institutions of higher learning in Southern Africa 39% Female Male 61% But gender gaps among staff Proportion of female and male staff in institutions of higher learning in Southern Africa 36% Female Male 64% 41% women within the media Total number of employees by sex in Southern Africa media houses 32% % Women % Men 68% Question: what happens to the women we train? 32% if SA excluded Women absent from the top Ridiculed… Women: missing voices 90 83 81 80 81 76 80 70 60 50 % Women 40 % Men 30 20 17 19 20 24 19 10 0 GMBS GMPS - GMBS countries GMPSFrancophone GMMP Global GMMP Africa Gender blind.. Blatant stereotypes Country variations Figure 3.4: Women as news sources – Regional 35 32 31 30 25 25 23 21 Percent 21 21 20 20 20 19 16 20 16 2019 19 17 19 19 17 15 15 16 13 15 14 14 13 11 10 GMPS GMBS 5 Zambia Mozambique Zimbabwe Swaziland DRC Mauritius South Africa Botswana Malawi Namibia Tanzania Madagascar Seychelles Lesotho 0 Over 30%= Lesotho and Seychelles; Improved (Malawi, Tanzania; Botswana, Francophone); declined (Mozambique); Stagnant= SA, Namibia, Mauritius Women sources on HIV declined Figure 6.17: Who speaks on HIV and AIDS over time (Women) 60 56 48 50 39 30 20 20 44 39 30 25 27 42 40 38 35 35 34 34 32 26 21 18 41 18 17 18 21 19 15 26 23 17 15 15 29 HIV and AIDS Study GMPS 10 DRC Mauritius Tanzania Swaziland Botswana Madagascar Zambia Mozambique South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia Seychelles Lesotho Malawi Regional Francophone Regional 2006 countries 0 Regional Percent 40 44 Armchair journalism? Single sources Foreign versus local Secondary sources Own reporter/ agency Has there been any progress? 45 40 35 42 36 28 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 19 GMPS 18 17 HIV and AIDS Study 12 7 4 Person affected 4 Official and Civil society UN and NGOs agencies Experts 2 5 Person living Traditional with and religious HIV/AIDS leaders HIV and AIDS: those affected speaking out Consistent messaging works! Specific case studies • MBC: Women sources from 14% to 28% • Public media in Mauritius: 28% compared to region 20%; private 18% Beyond the news… programmes Gender aware stories • About gender issues • Women/politics • Balance sources • Non traditional roles • Challenging stereotypes • Critical of women (CGE) • Diversity Gender and media awards 2010: New impetus • 15th anniversary of Beijing • 10th MDG • Launch of African Women’s Decade • Soccer 2010: Score a Goal for gender equality • SADC Protocol on Gender and Development SADC Gender Protocol on Media Figure 9.1: Entry points for gender in the media ENABLING ENVIRONMENT: Regulatory authorities, policies, laws ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS Media education, media development NGOs MEDIA PRACTISE Media houses SHAPING THE AGENDA Activists, decisionMakers AUDIENCE RESPONSIVENESS Media consumers NOW IS THE TIME!THE TIME IS NOW! • • • • 2015 Yes we can! Yes we can! The time is now! PS: There has been progress in my life.. I now drive a baby Audi… Announcements • • • • • • • • Parallel sessions Braai and launch of GIME tonight Flash drive with all resources Media team, video, radio E morning Friday Awards Friday Session allocations Any problems: let us know!!