Gender Policy

A proposed gender policy in community radio was presented for the first time at the regional roundtable meeting of the World Association of Community Broadcasters (AMARC) on 9 July 2008 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Informed by an extensive survey conducted by AMARC-Women's International Network Asia-Pacific, the proposed gender policy reinforces the crucial nature of women's participation in community radio.

Based on AMARC-WIN Asia Pacific survey, 45 per cent of staff and volunteers are women but only 28 per cent of them are in leadership positions and 30 per cent performing technical tasks. Among the concerns that they cited were: lack of technical skills; security and violence; less chances to present their view points; and less access to decision-making. They complained of the male-dominated radio set-up, that intimidates them and hinders their participation.

This Gender policy  aims to combine the vision and principles that COSATU aspires towards, with practical relations in the working workplace and economy, in trade unions and in broader society. The Doucment is a policy framework to guide COSATU's efforts to transform gender relations.  This policy document was debated and adopted and the National Gender Conference (held on 5-7 July 2000).

This article examines the current ICTs situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, paying particular attention to the development of a National ICT Policy Strategy, and the responses towards the responses towards the to integrate gender concerns by both the women's national machinery and civil society organisations.

The issue of gender equality has been on our agenda since the formation of COSATU. We will always be engaged in relentless efforts to fight discrimination and subordination in the federation, affiliates and in the workplace.