A designated discussion with journalists who share a passion for inclusive and diverse storytelling. 

Practicing and promoting journalism with a gender lens is an uphill battle. Despite some progress in terms of female representation in news leadership, declared commitments from major news outlets to more systematically include the voices of women in their coverage, gender-sensitive reporting remains niche. In the meantime, half of the world’s story remains vastly underreported, despite the multiple existential crises we are facing – climate change, wars, threats to democracy, etc. 

While it is more than ever essential to cover stories from the perspective of the different people living it, how to make gender part of every story? 

Together, let's change the narrative towards gender equality in the media.

This side-event is part of the Towards-Equality.com media program which consists in a global media alliance – see the March 8th, 2024 edition here : towards-equality.com/alliance-2024/ ; a resource platform with podcasts and newsletters – inthebalance.news ; a gender journalists network, meeting for the second time this year @ the #IJF!

Program:

- Morning: an open discussion (state of the nation; gender journalism around the globe.

- Lunch: buffet offered.

- Afternoon: group sessions (business cases for gender journalism / inspiration from other journalistic approaches and formats / the importance of collaboration in moving forward).