Beyond the challenge of gender-sensitive communication: Innovative ways to bring forward the voices of African women and girls

Communication plays a fundamental role in development and has become a pressing challenge in Africa. It remains however the blind spot of women and girls’ empowerment across the continent. Production of and access to reliable information is a major, yet overlooked, pre-condition for women to play their full part in sustainable development.

This session will explore the link between gender, media and development in an African context.

Media organisations have considerable power to shape a society’s experience of gender equality by reporting upon the realities of women and girls’ lives and providing them with a platform to be heard. The debate aims to introduce innovative approaches and solutions to increase female participation and representation in all forms of media in Africa and beyond.