GMMP2020 and why gender & media research is important - a podcast with me

The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) is a worldwide media monitoring, research and advocacy project that takes ever five years produce a snapshot of the gender equality status in the news media around the world. Helsinki university is promoting the project by creating a website where they collect the Finnish work and provide more in-depth info. They have also produced interviews with four GMMP experts, all made by Yann Ilunga.  I am honoured to be one of the interviewees, named as "one of the key Nordic scholars of gender and the media". The other three interviews are with Philip Lee, Sarah Macharia, Claudia Padovani

You can find the interviews here:

Associate Professor Claudia Padovani, University of Padova – a seminar scholar in gender studies, with a specialization in gender and policy and involvement in many related global activities, such as the UNESCO Unitwin University Network on Gender Media and ICTs and the AGEMI project;
* General Secretary Dr. Philip Lee, WACC, on the history of GMMP; and
* Dr. Sarah Macharia – the Global Coordinator of the GMMP research project on the current developments. 

Of course i promoted the books Comparing gender and media across the globe, and Making Change. Nordic Examples of Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media (in advertising, film, gaming and journalism) both free to download though Nordicom.

Gender and media equality - save the date: March 12 at NGO CSW64

I am happy to announce that the University of Gothenburg will have a parallel event at the NGO Forum Parallel event at the United Nations 64th Commission on the Status of Women on March 12.

It concerns Area J of the UN Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Media. Since 1995 there has been slow progress of women making the news, from 17 percent to 24 percent, according to the Global Media Monitoring Project.

What are the causes and consequences of the lack of women in the news? Gender equality and freedom of expression are fundamental values crucial for achieving a sustainable world. This parallel event focus on the (lack of) achievements for women in the media and how to move forward. We will present results from the international research project Comparing gender and media equality across the globe and open up for discussions with  the media industry, policy makers and civil society.

Five or the researchers, including PI Monika Djerf Pierre will be there, and many more. A full program will be uploaded here soon.

Comparing gender and media equality across the globe

Time: March 12, 2020, 10:30 AM- 12.00 AM

Venue: 4 W 43rd Street : Blue Room, New York City 

   Sponsor: University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism, Media and Communication(JMG)

   Co-sponsors: GAMAG, Fojo Media Institute, Swedish Women´s Lobby & Nordicom