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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
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% Women
40
% Men
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20
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GMBS
GMPS - GMBS
countries
GMPSFrancophone
GMMP Global
GMMP Africa
Gender blind.. Blatant stereotypes
Country variations
Figure 3.4: Women as news sources – Regional
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Percent
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2019 19
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GMPS
GMBS
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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)
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HIV and AIDS
Study
GMPS
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DRC
Mauritius
Tanzania
Swaziland
Botswana
Madagascar
Zambia
Mozambique
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Seychelles
Lesotho
Malawi
Regional Francophone
Regional 2006 countries
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Regional
Percent
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Armchair journalism?
Single sources
Foreign versus local
Secondary sources
Own reporter/ agency
Has there been any progress?
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GMPS
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HIV and AIDS Study
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Person
affected
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Official and Civil society
UN
and NGOs
agencies
Experts
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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!
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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
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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!!