Name | Nordic Gender & Media Forum |
Acronym | not present |
Material link | http://nordicom.gu.se/sv/mediefakta/nordic-gender-media-forum |
Start date | 2014 |
End date | ongoing |
Short description | The Nordic Gender & Media Forum is about creating a platform for discussion of gender equality in the media. The project can be seen as a regional follow-up to the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, when all UN member states agreed on the need to increase participation of women in the media and to work against stereotypes. |
Main Organization | NORDICOM |
Freelance | / |
Country | Sweden |
Types | advocacy and campaigns awareness raising independent external monitoring networking and information sharing |
Related issues | access to decision-making media representation policy and governance working environment (culture) |
Media sector | television digital media (for example, online news site/s) film advertising |