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Women in journalists’ unions (IFJ survey onthe status of women journalists, 2001)605049% of women union members% of women in the union governing bodies4037%30302019171012780Asia-Pacific Europe Americas Africato the distinct concerns of working women”, says the InternationalLabour Organisation.Yet, much remains to be done. In the Middle East, North Africaand Iran, a 2008 IFJ survey revealed that women only occupied11.7% of positions in union decision making bodies.While a lot of unions have abandonedthe old fashion “men club” mentality, toomany haven’t. Indeed, it is a major task insome regions to eliminate the traditions thatare little more than cultural prejudice. Issuessuch as the gender pay gap, the difficultiesto combine work and family life, the pooraccess to training and leadership positions,harassment and intimidation in theworkplace and a general debate on women’sJournalists and press workers shout slogans at theDhaka Press Club in Bangladesh, protesting theclosure of a leading Newspaper, the Daily Ittefaq onDecember 12, 2007. © Firoz Ahmed, Drik News.access to beats and gender portrayal in thenews are some of the concerns that shouldbe taken up by journalists’ unions.22 GENDER EQUALITY IN JOURNALISM
Union activists, both men and women, can use several basictools to influence the approach towards gender equality, both in theunion and in the media. Collect data: raising awareness of gender equality issues withinunions requires the collection of accurate data. Statistics onwomen union membership, women in governing bodies, as wellas data on wages and recruitment in the media, actual workinghours, maternity benefits and facilities for women in the mediaare essential to make a change. Figures will help you make aproper analysis of the situation, winning your arguments and insetting gender equality as a priority in the union or association.Women journalists in unions’ governing bodies in the Middle East,North Africa and Iran, IFJ 2008CountryUnionTotal boardmembersWomen boardmembersPercentageAlgeria SNJ 9 0 0%Bahrain BJA 11 1 9%Egypt EJS 13 1 7.7%Iran AoIJ 10 1 10%Iraq IUJ 11 1 9%Kuwait KJA 7 1 14.3%Lebanon LPO 12 0 0%Morocco SNPM 19 5 26.3%Palestine PJS 9-13 0 0%Sudan SJU 30 4 13.3%Tunisia SNJT 9 3 33.3%UAE UAE JA 9 2 22.2%Yemen YJS 13 1 7.7%GENDER EQUALITY IN JOURNALISM23
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Page 4 and 5: FOREWORDThe designation of gender e
Page 6 and 7: PREFACEOne of the greatest challeng
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