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Gender in The Media

2019-2-UK01-KA105-0622822019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: UK|MK|BG|EL|TR|IT · Grant: €38,060
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Gender equality / equal opportunitiesInclusion - equity

Objectives

The goal of the youth exchange "Gender in The Media" was to empower and inspire participants, primarily from rural areas, to advocate for gender equality through media by increasing participants' knowledge of how to more effectively report on, showcase, and promote gender equality through the most influential channels at their disposal. Our work combats harmful sex and/or gender stereotypes and prejudice by framing them as a problem of equality. We believe gender equality will be achieved when men and women work together to raise the next generation. The only way to create a fair and prosperous society for all. It is our responsibility as youth workers and community leaders to teach young people how to respond positively to media coverage of issues related to gender equality, how to report instances of hate speech, and how to avoid using the sexist language themselves. Our work during the days of the mobility was focused on gender equality, with the goal of combating harmful assumptions about people based on their gender and/or sexual orientation, as well as encouraging honest and fair reporting on these topics in the media. During the youth exchange “Gender in the Media” the participants were involved in non-formal based activities with the aim to reach the following objectives: - To raise awareness among the participants on how to better report gender equality in the media, as well as fight the gender stereotypes portrayed by various mediums and open the question of gender - To Support and improve the skills of participants by giving them practical and professional skills in various types of media approaches (written, audio, visual, photo etc.). - To increase awareness about the importance of gender in media and societies and help them to develop competencies to work on the project blog and improve their digital competencies; - To analyze existing cases and design a structured strategy on how to report youth work, gender mainstreaming and gender culture in the media; - To foster the participation of participants in taking the role of media advocates and ensure ethical conduct in the media world. - To promote the Erasmus + Programme as a strong tool for promoting gender issues through media and encourage them to take part in youth mobility - Created an effective practice that can be used by all the partner promoters and the wider networks.

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