Gender in the Ethiopian media landscape
A new baseline study focusing on gender in the Ethiopian media landscape by IMS and Fojo will assist projects working to ensure that women are better represented at all levels of media sector organisations and media coverage in Ethiopia.
“Globally and here in Ethiopia, violence against women has surged during the Covid-19 pandemic but female victims’ voices have still been marginalised. Had our media organisations been gender responsive enough, then balanced reports could play a role in becoming the voices to the voiceless,” says Elsabet Samuel.
The aim at the end of the day is to achieve full gender equality for women in the world, which has still not been realised. A gender pay gap persists across the globe and women are still not present in equal numbers in business, politics and media.
“The new gender study published by Fojo with IMS seeks to provide some impetus for change in the media to create awareness about gender equality, the rights of women in the society and to advance their empowerment in performing their legitimate positive social role in the society – both at the legislative level and in practice – and for it to take gender rights seriously,” says Elsabet Samuel.
Read the full report here.