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CoreissuesoftheWomenandMediaagenda:Violenceagainstwomenjournalists,

GendermainstreaminginmediaandICTpolicyandViolenceagainstwomeninmediaanddigitalcontents

CSW2018SideEventorganizedbytheMexicanGovernmentinpartnershipwiththeGlobal

AllianceonMediaandGender(GAMAG)UNHeadquarters,NewYork

March14,2018,11.30am,ConferenceRoom12TheBeijingPlatformforAction(1995)andSectionJ,“WomenandMedia”,laidthefoundationforaglobalagendaongenderandcommunication.Subsequently,the47thSessionoftheCommissionontheStatusofWomenin2003adoptedthisasitscoretheme.Thiswasfollowedbyanincreasingseriesofinternationalinitiativesthathaveshowntheholisticnatureoftheagendaandtheneedtoimprovegenderequalityinandthroughthemedia–forexample,theGlobalAllianceonMediaand Gender (GAMAG), launched by UNESCO and more than 500 organizations, the UNESCOUNITWIN on Gender, Media and ICTs, the UNWomen Global Compact ‘Step it up for genderequality in the media’, the Council of Europe (CE) Recommendation CM/Rec(2013)1 of theCommitteeofMinisterstomemberStatesongenderequalityandmediaadoptedinJuly2013,theRecommendation CM/Rec(2017)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on genderequalityintheaudiovisualsector,draftedbyinternationalexpertsfromtheCEmemberstatesandMexico,andadoptedinSeptember2017,andtheUnitedNationsSustainableDevelopmentGoalnumber5ongenderequalityandtheempowermentofwomenandgirls.The impetus provided by feminist scholars, activists and media workers has been significant.However, these initiatives have not been always accompanied by the coordinated action ofgovernmentsorbythefirmcommitmentofmediaandICTindustriestoenddiscriminationagainstwomen.Asaconsequence, therehasbeen littledocumentedprogressand, insomeareas,evenregression. Three areas are of particular concern: violence against women journalists, lack ofgendermainstreaminginmediaandICTpolicy,andviolenceagainstwomeninmediaanddigitalcontents.Evidence shows there has been a severe increase of violence against women journalists, bothoffline and online. This is happening in a number of countries, butmostly in conflict and post-conflictcountrieswherethehumanrightsofwomenjournalistshavebecomemoreprecarious.Ontheotherhand,despitetheclearimportanceofpoliciestoimprovegenderequalityinmediaandtelecommunication companies, recommendations made by the above initiatives have beendisregarded. Finally, although ending violence against women and girls in media content isfundamental to the BPfA StrategicObjective J.1, instead of decreasing, sexism andmisogyny inmedia have risen dramatically. In addition, the new digital environment has enhanced someexistingproblemsandpresentsnewchallengesthatneedtobeaddressed–suchassextraffickingin social networks, easily accessible violent pornography, online intimidation and silencing ofwomen,andmore.


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Anurgentresponsefrommemberstatesisneeded,incoordinationwithUNagencies,universities,NGOs,regulatorybodies,unions,practitionersandmediaandICTsectors.ThepurposeofthisSideEventistobringintoCSWthedebatesaroundthesethreeissues,andasetofguidelinesthatcouldserveasacatalystforaninternationalcoordinatedaction.KeymessageAs stated at the 47th Session of the Commission on the Status ofWomen Recommendation in2003,StatesshouldtakealeadadvocacyrolewithrespecttomediaandICTandgenderequality.TomarktheoccasionofWomenandMediaastheReviewThemeforCSW2018,thepurposeofthisSideEventpromotedbytheMexicanGovernmentinpartnershipwiththeGlobalAllianceonMediaandGender(GAMAG),istopromoteareviewoftheadvancesandchallengesposedtodayby the recommendations made in 2003, and the development of an action plan for the 21stcentury.Theaimistoopenupamultistakeholderdebatearoundthreeofthecentralissuesoftheagenda-violenceagainstwomenjournalists,gendermainstreaming inmediaand ICTpolicyandviolenceagainstwomeninmediaanddigitalcontents-inordertodeviseanagreedinternationalcoordinatedactiontoimprovegenderequalityinandthroughthemediaandICT.FormatandparticipationThe side event will bring together different stakeholders that will include Governmentrepresentatives,theUNsystem,civilsociety,scholars,women’sandyouthorganizationsandthemediasector.The debate will start with a 10 minutes presentation by panelists followed by an interactivedialogueamongmultiplestakeholders.


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Participants

• LorenaCruz,National InstituteofWomen,PresidentSince January 2013, Lorena Cruz has been President of the National Women’s Institute(INMUJERES).SheholdsadegreeinBusinessAdministrationfromtheAutonomousUniversityof the State of Mexico. Her professional training in Mexico and abroad encompassesspecializations in public policy with a gender perspective, institutions and governance,international trade, relations between Mexico and the European Union, and seniormanagement.ShehasplayedaleadingroleintheMexicancivilservicesince2007.Sincethenshe has promoted policies for gender mainstreaming, research into human rights, legalreforms,andaffirmativeactiontoreduceinequalitybetweenwomenandmen,togetherwithplans andprograms for theprevention, treatment, punishment, and eradicationof violenceagainstwomen.

• Aimée Vega Montiel, Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) Chair / National

AutonomousUniversityofMexico(UNAM),Researcher


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ResearcherattheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.Sheisanexpertongender,mediaand ICTs and Vice President of the International Association for Media and CommunicationResearch(IAMCR).Chair of the ‘Global Alliance onMedia and Gender’ (GAMAG). She is also Co-Chair of UNESCOUnitwinUniversityNetworkonGender,MediaandICTs.SheholdsaPh.D.inCommunicationandJournalism Studies, at Autonomous University of Barcelona. She influenced the Law onBroadcastingandTelecommunicationsinMexico,bypresentingaproposalfortheLawtoimprovegenderequality.

• SaniyeGülserCorat,UNESCO,DirectoroftheDivisionforGenderEquality

SaniyeGülserCoratistheDirectoroftheDivisionforGenderEqualityintheOfficeoftheDirector-General at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. She was the pioneer in making genderequalityapriorityatUNESCOandhasbeenwiththeOrganizationsinceSeptember2004.Shehasawealthofexperienceinacademia,internationaldevelopmentandtheprivatesector,andsheisaTEDxSpeaker.BeforetakingupherpositionatUNESCO,S.GülserCoratpursuedadualcareerasanacademicatCarletonUniversityandtheUniversityofOttawaandasanaccomplishedexpertininternational development working for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, CanadianInternational Development Agency, International Development Research Centre, and Status ofWomen, Canada. She lived, worked andmanaged projects in over 30 countries in Asia-Pacific,NorthandSub-SaharanAfrica,CentralandSouthAmerica,Europe,andNorthAmerica. ShewasalsotheChiefExecutiveOfficerofaninternationaldevelopmentconsultingcompanyinCanadafor10years.Gülserholdspost-graduatedegrees fromHarvardKennedySchoolandHarvardBusinessSchool.ShehasaB.AHonoursdegreefromBoğaziciUniversity(Istanbul,Turkey),M.A.degreesfromtheCollege of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs,Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). She pursued doctoral studies at the Political ScienceDepartmentofCarletonUniversity.


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• OisikaChakrabarti,UNWomen

UNWomenDirectorofCommunicationandAdvocacy.Communicationsstrategistwith19yearsofinternational experience including senior roles at the United Nations, broadcast journalist forIndia’s leading news channel, print columnist and advocacy for NGOs. ExtensiveUN experiencerangingfromprogramadvocac),tocommunicationsformajorconferencesandmediaengagementfortopleadership.Strongcollaborationandteambuildingskillsincludingmanagementofdiverse,multi-locationteamsinglobalorganizations.

• LiriKopaçi-DiMichele,CouncilofEuropeHeadoftheEqualityDivision

Liri Kopaçi-Di Micheleis Head of the Equality Division at the Council of Europe in charge ofpromoting and implementing Council of Europe standards and activities in the area of genderequalityandtherightsofpersonswithdisabilities.SincejoiningtheCouncilofEuropein1997,shehas worked in a variety of positions including the Private Office of the Secretary and DeputySecretaryGeneral,theParliamentaryAssemblyandthePrivateOfficeofthePresidentaswellastheCongressof Local andRegionalAuthorities.MsKopaçi-DiMichele graduatedwith aMSc. inManagement from the University of Surrey in England, and a BA in English Language from theUniversityofTiranainAlbania.


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• MariaEdström,SwedishDelegatetoCSW/UniversityofGothenburg

Maria Edström received her Ph.D. in Journalism andMass Communication at the University ofGothenburg,Sweden, in 2006. She has a background a journalist, primarily in radio and print.Gender, representation and human rights has been in focus for Edström during many years.Togetherwithsomecolleaguesshestartedamediawatchgroup“EverythingisPossible”in1992.The network is still active and takes a part in collecting data for theGlobal Media MonitoringProject.

• RosaMonteiro,ProtugueseDelegatetoCSW/ViceMinisterofCitinzenshipandEquality

ShegraduatedinSociologyfromUniversityofCoimbra’sFacultyofEconomics,whershealsogotherPh.D., in2011.HermastersdegreeisfromtheMiguelTorgaInstitute.SheisaResearcheratUniversityofCoimbra’sSocialStudiesCenterinthefieldofLabour,InequalitiesandSocialPolicies,an recognized expert in Gender Equality andWomen’s Studies, and a teacher atMiguel TorgaInstitute.Between2012and2015 shewas alsoVice-Presidentof thePortugueseAssociationofWomen’sStudies.From2013to2017shewasconcilwomanatViseu’sCityCouncil.


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Moderator:CarolynByerly,HowardUniversityResearcherLanguage:English/Spanish(simultaneoustranslation)

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