21 November – Gender

Today we played a feature produced by Nadia Samie focusing on Gender Stereotyping of women in Mainstream Media. From rap music to dishwasher advertisements, women are always portrayed in a certain way, either as subservient to men, or as less important individuals. The feature takes a closer look at this dangerous stereotyping.

We also spoke to Bernedette Muthien – director of Engender. Engender is an organisation that is devoted to tactical ways of dealing with issues of gender and sexualities, human rights and conflict resolution to help bring about a better South Africa. Engender has worked on various projects in relation to gender based violence . For more information you can contact their offices at (021) 448 2112 or visit their website at www.engender.org.za
PIC: www.engender.org.za

We closed off the show with an interview with Kubi Rama - Chief Executive Officer of the Gender and Media Southern African Network. GEMSA is an umbrella organisation of individual and institutions who work to promote gender equality in and through the media. We were talking about the 16 days of activism Campaign. The campaign challenges South Africans to declare a truce on violence against women and children - and, ultimately, to make it a permanent one. It runs from the 25th of November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) through to International Human Rights Day on the 10th of December. Kubi told us more about the campaign and the activities they have planned for this year’s campaign. For more information you can contact (011) 622 6597 or visit www.gemsa.org.za

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