{"id":14331,"date":"2026-03-12T09:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whomakesthenews.org\/?p=14331"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:36:04","slug":"csw70-building-an-evidence-based-agenda-to-end-gender-violence-in-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whomakesthenews.org\/es\/csw70-building-an-evidence-based-agenda-to-end-gender-violence-in-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"CSW70: Building an evidence-based agenda to end gender violence in the media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Findings from the 7th Global Media Monitoring Project – GMMP will inform the development of actionable steps to stop violence against women and girls in and through the media at an event on 17 March at 18:30\u201320:00 EDT (UTC-4) during the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event, \u201cJustice and Ending Gender Violence in Offline and Digital Media<\/a>,\u201d is co-organised by WACC Global <\/a>with the worldwide GMMP network<\/a> and the Global Alliance on Gender and Media (GAMAG<\/a>). It is part of the NGO CSW70 Forum<\/a> running parallel to CSW70<\/a> on 9\u201319 March in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMedia and digital violence are two dimensions that obstruct the fulfillment of women\u2019s human rights and women\u2019s access to justice,\u201d says Sarah Macharia, GMMP Global Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She notes that GMMP and other research reveals how the media and digital sectors reinforce dynamics that contribute to the structural nature of violence against women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GMMP shows that news narratives worldwide are problematic, Macharia adds. \u201cThey underplay the scale and seriousness of sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, technology-facilitated and other forms of gender-based violence against women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such sexist stereotypes and re-victimization of women in content persist despite long-time advocacy and targeted international instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Justice and Ending Gender Violence in Offline and Digital Media<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, 17 March
18:30\u201320:00 EDT (UTC-4)
In-person: CCUN 8th Floor (NGO CSW70 Forum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Power, gender inequality, and discrimination are all at play \u2013 as is profit, she says. The speed at which digital technologies are evolving is another factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WACC session will establish a current baseline on violence against women in both offline and digital media using evidence from the GMMP 2025<\/a>, and determine priority areas for research, advocacy, and action to encourage gender-just media ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These will inform evidence-based recommendations for action by governments, media organisations, and digital corporations to end all forms of gender violence in communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GAMAG chair Aim\u00e9e Vega Montiel will give the keynote address. GMMP coordinators Hang Pham (Vietnam) from CGFED<\/a>, Abida Pehlic (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe) from Association Novi Put<\/a>, and Cirenia Ortega (Mexico, Latin America) from CIMAC<\/a> will share regional and national findings. Macharia will moderate the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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