IFJ and WACC partnership for gender equality in media

On June 12th, 2009 the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) together drafted a memorandum of understanding intended to illuminate the shared goals of the two organisations and map out a path towards their achievement.

The two organisations recognized the need for gender equality in the work of media and for the promotion of ethical and quality journalism that would help build a culture of respect for gender rights in society at large.

This memorandum is symbolic of the partnership between the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) and journalists worldwide.

The GMMP seeks to create a joint venture where media monitors and media practitioners are working together in the pursuit of gender justice in and through news media across the globe.

Just as the volunteer media monitors participating in the GMMP are diverse, so too are the groups that partner with the GMMP in the pursuit of news media policy and practice that are more gender-equitable, balanced and fair.

Photo: Lavinia Mohr, WACC (L) and Jim Boumelha, IFJ President (R)

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