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The publications database consists of physical and electronic resources in the area of gender and media diversity.
As the GMDC believes in knowledge creation and dissemination, the publications database offers an opportunity for this cycle of creation and communication to transpire. This resource is a collection of contributions from various organizations and individuals across the region. In forming a community of knowledge, the GMDC hopes this will encourage further knowledge development in the region and beyond.
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Thembi's Story and other autobiographical stories
20 February 11
One of the unique challenges facing teenagers today are the wide spread effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This book tells the true stories of over 30 young people and how HIV/AIDS has directly affected their lives. The variety of stories told will show the readers very clearly how widespread the pandemic is. The... [read more]
Gender, Conflict and Journalism: voices from South Asia
25 January 11
This handbook was conceived during the planning for the UNESCO-Nepal Press Institute first roundtable on The Gender Perspective in Conflict Reporting, conducted April 7-9, 2004 in Kathmandu, Nepal. This handbook is a compilation of emerging ideas, strategies and professional skills that journalists can wield against... [read more]
This Seat is Taken: elections and the under-representation of women in seven Southern African countries
25 January 11
Achieving gender equality is one of the major challenges facing democratic governance in SADC. The countries surveyed in this book provide instances in which women's representation is significantly low. The contributions in this book consider the importance of gender equality in elections. Each contribution assesses... [read more]
Dancing to the Tunes of Democracy: women and political party agendas
25 January 11
Regional relevance: Africa
How far are political parties in Uganda implementing commitments to include women and how do they deal with gender issues in their party agendas? Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) commissioned a study in 2007 to analyse gender issues in political party agendas in Uganda. 'Dancing to the tunes of Democracy: women... [read more]
Fear for Life: Violence against Gay Men and Men Perceived as Gay in Senegal
30 November 10
Violence against people on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender expression escalated in Senegal starting in early 2008. Men who identify as or are perceived to be gay increasingly became targets of popular vengeance and arbitrary arrests. In research conducted in 2009 and early 2010, Human Rights Watch... [read more]
Heteronormalizing the Black female athlete: the case of South Africa's Caster Semenya
11 November 10
On August 19, 2009, South African sprinter Caster Semenya, crossed the 800 meter finish line in world record time at the Berlin World Track and Field Championships. Rather than focusing on her triumph, however, world media focused on her gender. A As a fellow Black female athlete, however, I unfortunately watched as... [read more]
Putting survivors back in the centre of the anti-violence movement
11 November 10
Girls and women who have survived violence are increasingly marginalised and silenced by the very services set up to support them, say Sophie Taylor and Davina James-Hanman from the AVA Project. The movement to stop violence against women and girls was instigated and led by survivors, determined that others should... [read more]
Cuts? Women will take them on the chin
11 November 10
Government spending cuts will hit women the hardest, with the most marginalised suffering the most. Fionnuala Murphy from the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation breaks it down
At IKWRO they help Middle Eastern women who are facing forced marriage, honour killing, female genital mutilation and... [read more]
Tales of the lionesses: the third African Feminist Forum
20 October 10
The struggle for womens rights remains a critical concern of our times. Actors as diverse as the UN Security Council and Goldman Sachs are starting to recognise that gender equality and womens rights remain not only a moral imperative but a pragmatic priority for development and peace. Curiously, as the equality... [read more]
Gender in Media Education: An audit of Gender in Journalism & Media Education and Training
19 October 10
Regional relevance: Regional
The Gender in Media Education in Southern Africa (GIME) is the most comprehensive audit yet undertaken of the gender dimensions of journalism and media education and training in tertiary institutions in Southern Africa. [read more]
