UNESCO initiative to improve gender equality in Thai media opens with special event ahead of International Women’s Day
7 MARCH, 2017, BANGKOK – Research shows that women are most often depicted as victims, family figures and sex objects in Thai media – representations that clash with reality as Thai women’s contributions to society grow and their areas of expertise become increasingly diverse. UNESCO Bangkok and partners have launched the “Woman Make the News (WMN) – Thailand” online database of Thai female experts for journalists to address this disparity.
A special event was held at UNESCO Bangkok yesterday, ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), to launch the database and spotlight some of the key issues it seeks to address.
Opening the event, UNESCO Regional Adviser for Communication and Information Misako Ito spoke of the “global trend of gender inequality in the media and the way gender is portrayed in media” and how challenges persist despite several international commitments to change, such as the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action….. Read More : WMN THAILAND Press Release
The Women Make the News – Thailand database is part of UNESCO’s global
Women Make the News initiative, and was initiated and developed by UNESCO Bangkok, with the support of Sweden and implemented in cooperation with CCDKM and Akin Asia. Australian Aid is sponsoring training opportunities for experts in March.
Media queries: Noel Boivin, UNESCO Bangkok Media and Communications Officer, n.boivin@unesco.org
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