European Institute for Gender Equality
European Institute for Gender Equality

Press review on the representation of women and gender issues in the press and other media

Online daily press review on women's issues, incorporated in a larger website together with original articles. Press articles are reviewed.

Weblinks

Website

Aims and objectives

- To monitor news and report on insufficient gender balance in experts and opinions in the media - To promote gender perspectives and the use of female experts in the news by media professionals - to empower women to try to obtain top-level positions in media organisations

Results and impact

The website has become a primary source of information for mainstream media covering topics related to gender issues; it has been able to build up a large following among public institutions, women’s non-governmental organisations, Equal Opportunities Committees and universities. Being a web 2.0 interactive website, everyone can contribute with posts and comments and this provides a space for dialogue and an instrument to give visibility to women's voice.

Creator/owner/responsible institution

Zeroviolenzadonne Onlus

Stakeholder, Firstname: Monica

Stakeholder, Family name: Pepe

Additional information

Subtype: User groups regularly watching/listening/reading media outputs in order to evaluate their “fairness” with regard to the presence of women and men

Nuts code: IT

Metadata

Ongoing: 
No
Type:
Performance assessment
Coverage: 
National
Target group:
Media company managers, Media professionals, Social Partners, Gender equality bodies representatives, General population
Keywords:
online media
social media
media professionals
journalism
gender segregation in media domains
monitoring tools
awareness-raising initiatives
images of women
representation