Gender
Q&A: More Women Journalists Doesn’t Mean More Gender AwarenessPosted: 2010-03-08 |
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Young Indian women are taking to journalism in droves, but Ammu Joseph, author of several authoritative books on women in media, believes that these numbers do not necessarily translate into gender awareness. IPS Asia-Pacific's Ranjit Devraj interviews Ammu Joseph, Indian journalist, author and media watcher. |
PAKISTAN: Female Journalist Makes History in Male-Dominated MediaPosted: 2010-02-13 |
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By Ashfaq Yusufzai On Jan. 30, Aneela Shaheen was elected as the first female general secretary of the 320-member journalists’ organisation based in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital of Peshawar. |
LAOS: Getting Women in the News Takes Much More than PolicyPosted: 2010-01-22 |
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By Vannaphone Sitthirath
Women appear in Lao media, but often as commercial tools. (Photo by Vannaphone Sitthirath) VIENTIANE, Jan 22 (IPS) - Women’s empowerment may be a key policy of the Lao government, but this is far from obvious in this South-east Asian country’s newspapers and publications, many of which usually give more space to government pronouncements by male officials and pass on questionable stereotypes of women in their reportage. |
VIETNAM: Real People, Real Stories on GenderPosted: 2010-01-14 |
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By Do Minh Thuy* HANOI, Jan 15 (IPS Asia-Pacific) — Asked what gender equality means, Le Thi Chieu, a 24-year old street vendor selling silk flowers here in the Vietnamese capital, said: “What is it? I have heard nothing of it and I don’t know what these words mean.” |
CAMBODIA: A Battleground for Putting Gender in MediaPosted: 2009-12-18 |
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By Lynette Lee Corporal* PHNOM PENH, Dec 18 (IPS) — Cambodia's media organisations are a 'battleground' for old ways and new approaches when it comes to gender. While more media entities are recognising the role women play in and outside newsrooms, prevailing mindsets and traditions, as well as the lack of training and experience tend to slow down progress in gender sensitivity and equality. |
NEPAL: Women Call for Equality, Recognition On-AirPosted: 2009-11-06 |
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By Kishor Pradhan A woman's quest for equality and a venue to present women's issues has led to the creation of an all-women radio station in Nepal. |
PAKISTAN: Women Journalists Assert Needs in the WorkplacePosted: 2009-10-21 |
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By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Oct 21 (Asia Media Forum) — When Talat Aslam, editor of English-language daily ‘The News’, joined the paper in 2000, the newsroom only had one female reporter and a few others, including those working in the weekly sections. |
PAKISTAN: Women's Voices Hit the AirwavesPosted: 2009-09-29 |
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Radio stations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) started by the Pakistanl government in 2006 use women's voices to counter the militant's propaganda, writes Zofeen T Ebrahim describes the women in Peshawar who are spearheading a media movement. |
New Voices of the ValleyPosted: 2009-06-22 |
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With changing times and the burgeoning media landscape, women journalists in Kashmir are finally coming into their own. The Hoot's Afsana Rashid gives an insider’s view to the challenges women reporters in the valley have to contend with.
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IRAN: Intl Support Mounts for Jailed JournalistPosted: 2009-04-23 |
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By Omid Memarian BERKELEY, California, (IPS) - Since Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was sentenced to eight years in prison last week on the charge of spying for foreign governments, human rights and press freedom groups have become increasingly critical of the political nature of her case and the harsh and unprecedented penalty. |
