Research and advocacy have provided GL with useful information on gender gaps in the media leading to more informed and structured training initiatives. GL seeks to empower media practitioners with gender analysis skills and to build citizens capacity to hold media and governments accountable.
The training work has taken several dimensions including the development of a wide array of training materials and tools; short courses on different themes like gender violence, HIV and AIDS, gender, elections and the media and gender and economic reporting. In 2006, GL piloted a media literacy course for the general public in South Africa. This has since been extended to different targets groups in the region including school going learners, women in politics and journalism and media trainers. GL is taking forward the findings of the Gender in Media Education (GIME) audit through Centres of Excellence for mainstreaming gender in media education.
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Representation of Gender-Based Violence in the Media: A Case Study of Two Cape Town Newspapers
01 January 02
This essay reports the findings of a study I conducted on representations of gender-based violence (GBV) in Cape Town’s two English-language daily newspapers, the Cape Times and Cape Argus. I will offer a definition of GBV, briefly discuss the extent of the phenomenon in South Africa and the position of women... [read more]
Western Representations of the African ‘Other’: Investigations into the controversy around Geert van Kesteren's photographs of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Zambia
01 January 02
The thesis explores photographic representations constructed by Geert van Kesteren of victims of HIV/AIDS. The images have been interpreted as othering and discriminatory, and the thesis explores the intentions of the images and interpretations by viewers.
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Report on Workshop on Covering Gender Violence in the Media: Zambia
30 November 01
Regional relevance: Zambia
Covering Gender Violence in the media workshop, Zambia, November 2001 [read more]
Report on Workshop on Covering Gender Violence in the Media: South Africa
07 June 01
Regional relevance: South Africa
Covering Gender Violence in the Media, South Africa, May 2001 [read more]
Report on the Media Training Workshop on Covering Gender Violence: Gauteng
30 April 01
Regional relevance: South Africa
Covering Gender Violence in the media workshop, Gauteng, South Africa, April 2001 [read more]
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Regional relevance: International
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Regional relevance: South Africa
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Regional relevance: South Africa
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