| WSIS STOCKTAKING & PARTNERSHIPS : ACTIVITY DETAILS |
| Entity: |
Council of Europe website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making website of the activity |
| Activity description: | Recommendation (2003)3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making recommends that member states of the Council of Europe: - promote balanced participation in decision-making positions in the media, including management, programming, education, training, research and regulatory bodies; - support training and awareness-raising for students of journalism and media professionals on questions linked to gender equality and how to avoid sexist stereotypes and sexism; -encourage media professionals to ensure that women and men candidates and elected representatives receive equal visibility in the media, especially during election periods. |
| Contact: | Send a message to the contact for this activity |
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| Entity from: International |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: International |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 2. Information and communication infrastructure Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge Theme 4. Capacity building Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media Theme 11. International and regional cooperation Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B) Theme 13. Digital Solidarity Agenda (PoA, Section D) Theme 14. Follow-up and evaluation (PoA, Section E) Theme 15. Towards WSIS Phase 2 (Tunis) (PoA, Section F) |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women |
| Activity type: Project, Programme, Guidelines |
| Time scale: Ongoing |
| Partners: no information available |