IPS manuals on Gender, Religion & Culture

Source: Inter Press Service News Agency

23/09/2008 10:56 am

As part of its commitment to strengthening the voices and perspectives of women in global media coverage, Inter Press Service (IPS) is developing a series of training tools for journalists, aimed at improving both the quantity and quality of coverage of gender issues.

One of these tools, a training manual on covering issues of violence against women, is already in use around the world. IPS has subsequently identified the need for a second manual, to address culture, religion and gender issues. This second manual covers the following subject areas:

Section One places the issues of gender, culture and religion within the current social, economic and political context.
Section Two provides an introduction to covering issues of religion, culture and tradition, and their impact on womens ability to access their basic human rights.
Section Three addresses some of the major issues around gender, culture and religion (i.e., honour killings, FGM, witchcraft, and religious fundamentalisms), and provides guidelines and suggestions for news coverage.

[The second manual is available in two parts, links to PDFs follow below]

http://ipsnews.net/africa/Focus/religion/Gender_Religion_Culture_part_A.pdf

http://ipsnews.net/africa/Focus/religion/Gender_Religion_Culture_part_B.pdf

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