AGEMI – Advancing Gender Equality in Media Industries

Goals

To foster a gender equality perspective within both journalism and media education and professional practices, and to bridge the transition between education and employment

Stakeholders

Journalism and communication students and media professionals

Partners

University of Newcastle (UK) (project leader)
University of Padova (Italy)
University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
COPEAM
IFJ - International Federation of Jouranlists

Project timeline100%

Funded by

European Union - Rights, Equality and Citizenship/Justice Programme of the European Union

Duration

24 months - February 2017 – July 2019

Main output

AGEMI platform, including: a resources bank of good practices and a set of learning resources.

A multidisciplinary European consortium was awarded a grant by the European Commission’s General Directorate for Justice and Consumers to develop an action intended to advance gender equality in the media industries. The project will bring journalism and communication students together with media professionals so as to foster a gender equality perspective within both journalism and media education and professional practices, and to bridge the transition between education and employment. The project team will design a web platform which will become the go-to resource for individuals and organisations interested in promoting gender equality and which will include: a database of the existing materials on the topic such as guidelines, toolkits, reports, analysis; examples of good practices from a variety of media organisations; original co-created teaching and learning tools including video clips, interviews and activities; digital devices including a mobile app. An important aspect of the project is the relationship between students and professionals that will be fostered through internships, training sessions and a summer school.