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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
9-11:00 a.m.
1025 F Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20004
Join us for a presentation of The Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media, by the International Women's Media Foundation. The free flow of information is an essential ingredient of open and democratic societies, and this includes an equal voice for women in the gathering and dissemination of news. Based on interviews with 500 companies in almost 60 countries around the world, the report explores the role of women in determining and shaping the news agenda. It examines whether media companies are currently organized to promote gender equity within their organizations or to accommodate women's voices as well as men's perspectives in coverage. The discussion will feature the report's research and findings, conducted over a two-year period, on women's status globally in news media ownership, publishing, editing, and production, among other media jobs. Panelists will comment on the study and offer their perspectives on gender barriers in the news business.
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The Center for International Media Assistance, an initiative of the National Endowment for Democracy, brings together a broad range of media experts with the goal of strengthening the support for and improving the effectiveness of media assistance programs by providing information, building networks, and conducting research on the indispensable role independent media play in creating sustainable democracies around the world.
The International Women's Media Foundation, founded in 1990, is a vibrant global network dedicated to strengthening the role of women in the news media worldwide as a means to further freedom of the press. The IWMF network includes women and men in the media in more than 130 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.iwmf.org.
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