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.
|
Latest
Gender in the 2010 Mauritius elections
27 May 11
Regional relevance: Mauritius
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the gender, elections and media project run by Gender links (GL), in partnership with the Gender and Media Southern Africa Network (GEMSA) in Mauritius during the May 2010 elections. [read more]
Gender and Media Literacy Course
28 September 10
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Gender Links, a leading Southern African NGO that promotes gender equality in and through the media, invites applications for a SAQA accredited gender and media literacy course [read more]
DRC Media Literacy Report
24 June 10
Regional relevance: DRC
La formation sur « l'éducation aux medias et au Genre » en faveur du grand public s'est tenue à Kinshasa en République Démocratique du Condo du 17 octobre au 05 décembre 2009. Vingt membres des organisations de la société civile ont bénéficié de cette formation constituée de dix modules. [read more]
Simplified SADC Gender Protocol - Portuguese
23 June 10
Regional relevance: Angola, Mozambique, Southern Africa (SADC)
Report on DRC BU SADC Protocol workshop
04 June 10
Regional relevance: South Africa, Southern Africa (SADC)
This is a report on the DRC Business Unusual workshop which was conducted during the SADC Heads of State Summit from the 7th -9th September 2009. The aim of the workshop was to publicise the economic provisions of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. [read more]
|
Related
Man bucthers pregnant wife - Public Eye
17 February 12
Regional relevance: Lesotho
Maseru- A Koalabata man severly beat-up his pregnant wife on Friday last week ,resulting in a miscarrage,Public Eye has learnt.The 34-year-old woman is now fighting for her life at the Scott Hospital in Morija,where she was admitted soon after the assault.
According to the assaulted woman's sister(name... [read more]
Miniskirt contest is back with bang - Lesotho Times
16 February 12 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Lesotho
Maseru-The miniskirt party is back.Hundreds of revellers are tomorrow expected to descend on Kaycees at Roma where the event has continued to attract huge crowds since 2009.DJ Daverts fro Mo-Fun Entertainment who is organising the show told the weekender the party is back after year's break.
The failed to take... [read more]
Head scarves raise hackles - Mail and Guardian
17 January 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
...Rude and embarrassing treatment by passport officials over religious dress upsets local Muslims
Muslim woman has lodge a complaint with the department of home affairs after officials at the passport control section of OR Tambo International Airport allegedly told two of her daughters that they needed to remove... [read more]
All the prime Minister's women - Herald
17 January 12
Regional relevance: International, Zimbabwe
It is the lifestyle of the rich and famous: top of the range cars; holidays in exquisite resorts and lots of women. They enjoy the fun irrespective of the media scrutiny. In some cases, they never seem to learn from their weaknesses. Former United States president Bill Clinton was a well-known womaniser. From a... [read more]
32 years of keeping his HIV status from women - Star
12 January 12
Regional relevance: International
A former professional wrestler has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for having sex with women without telling them he had tested positive for the virus that causes Aids. Andre Davis, 29, was sentenced on 14 counts of felonious assault. As a wrestler he used stage names including Gangsta of Love and Sweet Sex... [read more]
|
