PANEL ONE - Participation and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women
(Monday, 3 March 2003, 3:00 - 6:00 pm)

PANELISTS:

Ms. Carolina Aguilar Ayerra, Editorial Director of Women of Cuba(Cuba)

Paper: Participation and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women (in Spanish only)

Ms. Ammu Joseph, Freelance Journalist, and participant in the expert group meeting organized by DAW in preparation of the topic for CSW (India)

Paper: Women and the media - key outcomes and recommendations from the expert group meeting on "Participation and access of women to the media, and the impact of media and its use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women", Beirut, Lebanon, 12 - 15 November 2002

Ms. Rosalind Gill, Lecturer, Gender Institute and Media, London School of Economics (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Paper: Participation and access of women to the media and information technologies, and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women

Ms. Chat Ramilo, Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Networking Support Programme, and participant in the expert group meeting organized by DAW in preparation of the topic for CSW (Philippines)

Paper: Gender perspectives in ICT - key outcomes and recommendations from the expert group meeting on "Information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women", Seoul, Republic of Korea, 11-14 November 2002

Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Director, Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Paper: Participation and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women