… media – More often in the media) runs training course for women experts, to give them an understanding of how news is … made, and how gender imbalances develop. The courses teach women how to build a media profile, how to approach media … but also builds up long-lasting relationships between women experts and media professionals, which both sides …
… Rundfunk (ORF), investigated the position of women in its organisation and found a widespread gender imbalance. While women make up 42% of its workforce, they are concentrated in … and 22% of central heads of department. There are no women at all on the executive board. Conversely, they make up …
… In brief To redress women’s poor representation and career prospects in the … film and TV industry, the membership association WFTV (Women in Film & Television UK) runs a mid-career mentoring scheme for an annual cohort of 20 women. It is targeted at women with at least five years of …
… In 1997 it launched its online Expert Database to improve women’s visibility in the media and their access to … media organisations. The database now lists nearly 1,200 women from all areas of society. They include scientists and researchers, business women and managers, politicians, journalists and figures from …
… In brief CELEM, the Spanish coordinator of the European Women’s Lobby, wanted to find a way to ensure that the … were that were likely to be sympathetic to the cause of women’s equality. It established a database of these names, … The existence of the database has raised the profile of women’s issues in the press, especially on the front pages …
… Although Romanian civil society is sensitive to women’s issues, this is not reflected in the way media … appoint staff nor in their editorial policies. Few women rise to top jobs in the media, and media organisations pay little attention to gender. In fact women play a subordinate role in public life generally, and …
… agreement undertaking to strive to increase the number of women experts appearing in their programmes and articles. The … had been prepared by the Commission on the Image of Women in the Media, which was set up by the secretary of … over time. These include initiatives to recruit more women, in-house monitoring, working groups, …
… – meaning that half of the experts interviewed should be women. It has been able to do this at no great financial … of the production staff. First of all, there are fewer women in highly visible occupations such as politics, so … staff have to go out actively to find them. Secondly, women are habitually less confident about airing their …