End to Sexism in Media!
"Page three girl" in papers, "Victim" or "Monster" in women's talk shows, "Selfless Mother", "Good girl" or "Femme-fatale" in TV serials, Wrapped in "Flag" or "Veil" on politics pages, and generally "Backstage" and "Invisible"
Enough is enough!
"End to Sexism in Media" campaign of MEDİZ is starting!
For a Non-sexist Media!
Women's Media Watch Group (MEDIZ) is starting a campaign between the dates 25 April- 25 May, entitled "End to sexism in Media". One of the activities of this campaign, the conference "For a Non-sexist Media", will be held in Bilgi University, Dolapdere Campus, on May 3-4.
"End to Sexism in Media" campaign of MEDIZ, a media watch group formed by 23 women's associations, is starting on April 25.
The campaign will take its start with Media Watching Activity and "For a Non-sexist Media" conference. You can follow the campaign on www.mediz.org and contribute.
• Media Watching Activity: TV channels, radio channels, daily papers, and web sites will be watched for two weeks to trace violations of rights against women, discrimination, and sexist attitudes. We will share the findings of the research in the conference, on our web site and we will also publish them in the book containing conference contents.
• International Conference: "For a Non-sexist media..."
The possibility of a non-sexist media will be discussed with the participation of media executives, and members, media watch groups, and feminist media representatives, academics, women journalists, and women associations in a conference that will be held in Istanbul Bilgi University - Dolapdere Campus on May, 3-4.
• We will announce the campaign to everyone with the help of media companies and we will carry on.
End to Sexism in Media! campaign aims to contribute to;
-the creation of media where women do not undergo violation of rights, exposure and gender discrimination,
-the prevention of the representations of women around traditional roles such as victims, sexual objects, holy mothers, symbols of honor, and as a second sex dependent on men,
-the prevention of women from being ignored in the arenas of politics, economics and international relations, which fall outside the magazine and 3rd page news,
-encouraging women to be represented in media with their various skills, professions and sides in a balanced manner,
-giving place to women in "head"s (administration) and "corner"s (column, commentaries) where men dominate almost all,
-composing media ethics which is not sexist by discussing with all the respondents,
-thus play a role as an altering/transforming medium.
We are aiming to get into action For a Nonsexist Media with the campaign in which we are going to announce the findings of the research on representation of women in different media samples, coming together with media institutions, members and all media spectators/listeners/readers.
The campaign supported by European commission in the framework of European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights is realized with the contributions and support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Mama Cash, and Global Fund for Women, by Women's Media Watch Group in association with Filmmor Women's Cooperative and Istanbul Bilgi University. We wish to maintain the campaign with the support of all, notably media institutions. ...
MEDIZ Women's Media Watch Group