{"id":16064,"date":"2016-03-22T20:14:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=16064"},"modified":"2016-03-22T20:14:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:14:26","slug":"un-women-unveils-new-media-compact-for-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/03\/un-women-unveils-new-media-compact-for-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Women unveils new Media Compact for gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 35 leading media outlets commit to increase women\u2019s representation in the newsroom and in news content<\/em><\/p>\n

New York, 22 March\u2014<\/strong> At the United Nations Headquarters\u2019 in New York, during a packed side event of the 60th<\/sup> session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN Women today launched an innovative partnership with leading media houses to galvanize attention and concrete action towards the 2030 Agenda. The Step it Up for Gender Equality Media Compact brings together a broad coalition of media outlets from every region who work in print, broadcast and online news media to ensure wide reach and robust efforts towards women\u2019s rights and gender equality.<\/p>\n

Recognizing the influential role media can play in driving women\u2019s empowerment and gender equality, the Step it Up for Gender Equality Media Compact<\/em><\/strong><\/a> facilitated by UN Women will function as an alliance of media organizations who are committed to playing an active role in advancing gender issues within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. The outlets will implement the compact by scaling-up the focus on women\u2019s rights and gender equality issues through high-quality coverage, complemented by gender-sensitive corporate practices. Leading up to the launch event, more than 35 leading media outlets signed up as founding members of the Media Compact. From grass-roots to national and international media players, the diverse group of initial members reach millions of readers and viewers in Africa, Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin American regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMedia have great influence over how we perceive and understand the world around us.\u00a0That influence has many dimensions. Even when reporting is entirely factually accurate, if it is reported predominantly by men, about men, it is actually misrepresenting the real state of the world. At UN Women, we want to address this through partnership to change the media landscape and make media work for gender equality,\u201d said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. \u201cThis level of support and leadership from media houses and newsrooms alike is what is needed to ensure that we can achieve gender equality and women\u2019s rights by 2030,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

By signing up to the Media Compact, the outlets are committing to a range of concrete change actions: championing women\u2019s rights and gender equality issues through editorial articles; ensuring inclusion of women as sources in stories produced, aiming for gender parity; adopting a gender-sensitive Code of Conduct on Reporting; ensuring women journalists are provided mentors and guidance for career advancement, and many others.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the New York launch event, which was moderated by the Under-Secretary-General of the UN\u2019s Department of Public Information, Cristina Gallach, media representatives from South African Broadcasting Corporation, Good Housekeeping and TV Azteca, all founding members, were unanimous in their support of the newly launched partnership, underlining that they will engage continuously through the Media Compact to push for gender equality in their news coverage and their newsrooms.<\/p>\n

Step it Up for Gender Equality Media Compact\u2019s founding members include: AllAfrica, AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters)<\/em>, Al Wasat <\/em>(Bahrain), Cambodia Centre for Independent Media, Care2, Citizen News Service <\/em>(India), Dawn <\/em>(Pakistan), Devex, El Tel\u00e9grafo, <\/em>(Ecuador), Eurovision Regional News Exchange for South East Europe \u2013 ERNO, France 24, Good Housekeeping, Guatevision <\/em>(Guatemala), Gulf Daily News <\/em>(Bahrain), Instituto Patr\u00edcia Galv\u00e3o (Brazil), Inter Press Service, Marie Claire, Monte Carlo Doualiya (MCD), Naewna Group <\/em>(Thailand), N\u00f3mada.gt (Guatemala), Philanthropy Age, Pravda, <\/em>Reportaje De (Guatemala), South African Broadcasting Corporation, Siempre Mujer, Teen Voices, The Daily Star <\/em>(Bangladesh), The Express Tribune <\/em>(Pakistan), The Jakarta Post <\/em>(Indonesia), The Jordan Times, The National (UAE), Thomson Reuters Foundation, Radio France Internationale, TV Azteca <\/em>(Mexico), UN Dispatch, UN News Centre, Voice of Democracy <\/em>(Cambodia), Women\u2019s eNews, Women\u2019s Feature Service <\/em>(India). Many more are expected to join the Media Compact in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Oisika Chakrabarti, Ph: +1 646 781-4522; Email:\u00a0oisika.chakrabarti@unwomen.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharon Grobeisen, Ph: +1 646 781-4753; Email:\u00a0sharon.grobeisen@unwomen.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch the archived webcast at: http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/in-focus\/csw\/webcasts<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos of the event are available at: http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/in-focus\/csw\/photos-and-videos<\/a><\/p>\n

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