The workshop covered various key topics such as a review of elections and democracy practices in Egypt and Lebanon in comparison with Jordan, Jordan election laws vis-a-vis international standards, elections from a gender-sensitive perspective, and guidelines to independent and professional elections coverage.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN AMMAN

The translations will be further used in the coming months during the IPDC project implementation, which envisages a 6-month observatory exercise to monitor news reporting and programmes from a gender-sensitive perspective, based on applying GSIM, in collaboration and partnership with media organizations and professionals.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Under the theme "Towards Gender Sensitive Indicators for Media: Best Practices for Gender Perspective in Media and in Media Content", WMN 2010 is intended to initiate a global exchange on the importance and the need for gender sensitive indicators for media organizations.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

The two-day workshop included sessions and case sharing on women and the media from an occupational perspective, and on professionally producing gender-balanced and gender-sensitive news and contents.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES