Topic - Media Monitoring

Gender in the 2009 Namibian elections

16 June 11

Regional relevance: Namibia

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 Namibia during the November 2009 elections. [read more]

Middle East women must seize the moment

11 March 11

Regional relevance: International

All my previous experience of gender and media monitoring, the statistics which show women’s voices are not being used in the media and my knowledge that we still have a long way to go in gender-sensitising our media, has been turned upside down by these incredible women. Suddenly everything seems possible again. [read more]

16 Days of Activism seminars and cyber dialogues

09 December 10

The Sixteen Days of Activism is a global campaign which takes place from 25 November to 10 December annually, to raise awareness around gender-based violence. Gender Links will extend its Soccer 2010 theme, Score a goal for gender equality: Halve gender based violence by 2015, and the SADC Gender Protocol targets,... [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]

The Voices that Count

13 September 04

Regional relevance: International

'Making Every Voice Count', the overall theme of the first Southern African Gender and Media Summit, is a call for equal access and equal voice for women and men in the media of the region. On the face of it, the call seems uncontroversial. Of course free and democratic media systems should strive for gender balance... [read more]

Who keeps watch on the media?

28 April 04

Regional relevance: Zambia

Just like other institutions in society, the media must be held accountable for its actions. [read more]