What role do women play in the media?
At the Media & Development Forum held on 11 and 12 December 2019 in Paris, several women spoke about their involvement in media and journalism to feed their need for information.
Click on the links below to hear their stories -
With gender equality now firmly established as a topical issue throughout the world, the media play a key role in changing attitudes, breaking down stereotypes and challenging gender inequalities.
What are the challenges faced by the media in their commitment to promoting greater gender equality?
What role can they play in raising public awareness and challenging inequality?
Several women journalists offer some pointers to answer these questions.
Tenin Samake, Womanager.org, Mali
Aissata Sankara, Droits Libres TV, BBC, Al-Jazeera, in Burkina Faso
Tala Al-Charif, Female Shimeras, Palestine
Madeleine Ngeunga, Open Data Pour Elles, Congo
