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Enhancement of women’s role and participation in media
Where
Uganda
Uganda
When
2020
2020
Who
Uganda media women’s association
Uganda media women’s association
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure
Strengthen initiatives to ensure women’s views and values are part of programming and to advance the impact of women in the media.  provide opportunities, share strategies and contribute towards the development of women in broadcasting and exchanging professional and technical knowledge and experiences.  offer professional skills in training with a focus on gender perspective in programs, development issues and management.  increase women’s roles in production and decision making  promote the presentation of non-stereotyped images and other portrayals of women  refrain from presenting women as inferior beings and exploiting them as sex objects and commodities  develop gender perspectives on issues of concern to communities, consumers and civil societies.  research and monitor progress on creating greater equality for women in the media.  promote training and capacity building for media professionals and others in ways to overcome gender-based discrimination  encourage networks and the sharing of information and expertise on gender issues  share professional input among members through networking, workshops, conferences, programme production and management skills.  to contribute towards the enhancement of broadcasting by ensuring that women’s views and values are an integral part of programming.  utilise the professional skills of members to support women in uganda.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
This measure was reported by civil societyResults achieved
• a mentorship program of accomplished female media personalities to act as mentors. they moved to every media house and picked out journalists according to their skills and mentored them. • training opportunities for media women in different areas of the profession. • established partnerships with various stakeholders like fida, hrnj among others. • workshops where key pertinent issues affecting female journalists have been discussed and solutions sort. • more female participation in news gathering. where women are given an opportunity to cover big stories. • more females holding senior positions of responsibility in media houses.