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IFJ/EFJ Join Solidarity Protest for ERT Staff at Greek Embassy, Brussels

Staff from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined a large crowd outside the Greek Embassy in Brussels on Friday morning, 14 June, for a Solidarity Protest condemning the closure of Greek public broadcaster ERT, supporting the staff who were sacked, and calling for the Greek government to reverse its decision and put the broadcaster back on air.

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Gender Issues


Gender equality in journalism and trade unionism is a central concern of the International Federation of Journalists.

A conference on gender equality attended by women from the IFJ member unions in the five continents was held in Seoul, Korea, in 2001, on the day preceding the XXIV World Congress of the IFJ.

The conference based its works on the results of the survey that the IFJ Secretariat had carried out among its membership, titled "Equality for Quality: Setting Standards for Women in Journalism".

The picture drawn by the 2001 survey showed that much still needs to be accomplished for women to achieve equality in journalism. The Seoul Congress adopted a policy on Mainstreaming Equality in Journalism through the IFJ regional structures and project programme.

A Plan of Action of 7 points was adopted. It addresses:

  • Women in journalism
  • Women in the union
  • Equal pay for work of equal value
  • Portrayal of women in the media
  • IFJ women network
  • Women in the IFJ
  • Access to training


The implementation of the Plan of Action is undertaken by the Gender Council, which is composed of a decentralized structure of regional coordinators on gender issues and of a Gender Council Steering Committee.

The IFJ project division ensures that gender issues are addressed and included in IFJ programmes worldwide.

 

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Learning resource kit for gender ethical journalism and media house policies (FR, EN, ES, Arabic)

Gender Equality Best Practices Handbook

European Gender Conference 2012 

Gender Pay Gap in Journalism

EFJ Policy on Sexual Harassment

Politique contre le harcèlement sexuel au sein de la FEJ

 

Survey on women in media in Mauritania FR (NEW)

Safety Guidelines for Women Working in War Zones (in English & Arabic

INSI Safety Advisory for Women Journalists

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Gender study in journalists' unions and media in Central Africa (FR)

Women Journalists partners in trade union leadership- Gender fact sheets (Middle east and Arab World)

Documents IFJ conference on Ethics and Gender

Brussels Declaration 2009

Programme IFJ conference on Gender and Ethics, 30-31st May 2009

IFJ Gender Booklet: Getting the Balance Right (English/Espanol/Français)

IFJ Guidelines on reporting on violence against women

IFJ Gender Council

Campaign: Women Partners in Trade Union Leadership

Gender Equality in India

EFJ Survey: Women Journalists in the European Integration Process (2006)

Portraying Politics

Women make the news- GMMP 2005 !

Women reporting war (INSI)

IFJ 2001 Seoul Action plan on gender

 

 


Contact: Pamela Morinière