Media and Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publisher: United Women Banja Luka, BiH
Date: October 2006
Volume: 47 pages, pdf
Description
Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina have acknowledged and critical role in bringing a voice of civil society and human rights into focus of the public. They are also important players in process of ensuring that democratic values are publicly promoted in order to be exercised by women and men citizens. In these roles, they serve for a common wellbeing, and have challenging responsibility to implement these values in their own practice. Human rights advocates and international organizations worldwide have recognized advocacy for principles of equality of women and men in all fields of public life as the ultimate priority for their actions. Ensuring gender equality in media represents an important part of this struggle. Numerous issues are recognized in this process - from unequal position of women engaged as media workers (journalists, reporters, editors, producers, camerawomen, etc.), weak access to power structures and decision making about media programs and policies, to stereotypical portrayal of women in media programs - just to name a few.