Mirror on the media
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“Mirror on the Media” is a series of periodic monitoring conducted by GL and partner organisations to track how gender is reflected in media coverage of specific themes, topics, events or genres following the Gender and Media Baseline Study (GMBS), led by Gender Links and MISA. Projects undertaken include a general monitoring project, monitoring of the 16 Days of Activism of radio talk shows, advertising and tabloids.
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Gender and Tabloids in Southern Africa
22 September 08
For better or for worse, Southern Africa is in the grips of a tabloid explosion. Press freedom and the discovery of new markets among the lower paid working classes previously not reached by the written media have led to a mushrooming of newspapers that are not only tabloid in form but also in content- visual;... [read more]
Gender and Advertising in Southern Africa
16 July 07
A ground breaking study on gender and advertising in Southern Africa, conducted by Gender Links, has revealed that women are more likely to be seen than heard; they predominate in billboards and still images and hardly feature in voice-overs; and it is in these still images that we see blatant stereotypes at their... [read more]
Who talks on talk shows?
22 February 06
Regional relevance: Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Women are the missing voices in radio talk shows - as hosts, guests and callers. Although women would like to discuss more social topics, including gender equality, these are generally missing in the programme line ups. To the extent that gender issues are raised in chat shows, they often reinforce stereotypes about... [read more]
Sixteen Days Monitoring 2004:Mauritius Report
03 October 05
Regional relevance: Mauritius
This report is the second in a series of quarterly "Mirror on the Media" surveys being carried out by the Media Watch Organisation in Mauritius. It covers monitoring conducted over two phases during November and December 2004. The first phase took place before the Sixteen Days of Activism Campaign, from the 1st to... [read more]
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