European Institute for Gender Equality
European Institute for Gender Equality

Monitoring media and advertising for gender equality

In line with the National Action Plan for Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women (VAW), the depiction of women in the media and advertising is monitored through this method. At the core of this assignment, the presence and the manner in which women are depicted in the media are monitored. Additional indicators related to broader contextual parameters with respect to gender equality are furthermore taken into consideration.

Weblinks

Website

Aims and objectives

- To monitor media and advertising to determine the manner in which women are depicted

Results and impact

The monitoring activities drew attention and awareness to specific issues (for example, the pay gap, reactions to abortion, violence against women). However, due to the lack of finances it has not been conducted regularly and it was not possible to broaden its scope.

Creator/owner/responsible institution

Department of Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities (within the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic)/ Odbor rodovej rovnosti a rovnosti príležitostí (v rámci MPSVR SR)

Stakeholder, Firstname: Barbora

Stakeholder, Family name: Holubova

Additional information

Subtype: Other tool for monitoring access of women to expression

Nuts code: SK

Metadata

Ongoing: 
No
Type:
Observatory / Monitoring centre
Coverage: 
National
Target group:
Media company managers
Keywords:
advertising
audio-visual
media
press
newspapers
television
broadcasting
print media
journalism
private media organisations
public media organisations
balanced participation
dissemination of culture
monitoring tools
awareness-raising initiatives
stereotyped roles for men and women