UN Commission on the Status of Women – Session 60 – Panel
GAMAG: Global Alliance on Media & Gender
Europe & North America – Issues & Challenges
March 19, 2016 – 12:30 pm
Church Center Chapel – NYC
Distinguished Speakers:
- Mr. Alton Grizzle – UNESCO Focal Point for the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG)
- Ms. Cheryl D. Miller – Founder & Executive Director – Digital Leadership Institute – Women and Digital Media, Brussels
- Dr. Carolyn M. Byerly Professor & Chair, Department of Communication, Culture & Media Studies, Howard University
- Dr. Diana Nastasia, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. International Researcher on Voices & Portrayals of Marginalized Populations as Women, Children, Immigrants – IAWRT Media Monitoring Project
- Ms. Greta Gober, Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo. Research on Gender Inequality in Media Industries – Statement
- Lisa McLaughlin, Associate Professor of Media & Culture (Department of Media Journalism & Film) & Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies (Department of Global & Intercultural Studies), Miami University of Ohio
- Ms. Sepi Roshan –Communication Skills, Leadership & Media Training Consultant – Founder & Managing Editor of Astute Radio UK – Via Skype
- Ms. Lois A. Herman – Coordinator WUNRN, Women’s UN Report Network – Global WUNRN Gender ListServe – Courage & Risks of Women in Media
- Jenny Ronngren – Managing Editor, Feministiskt Perspektiv –Sweden – Video
- Donatella Martini – WECAMS, Women’s European Coalition Against Media Sexism – Self-Regulatory Organizations & How They Are Not Working for Sexist Ads – Statement
Moderator: Ms. Teresa Carreras – Coordinator, La Independent, Catalan (Spain) News Agency with Gender Vision, International Network of Women Journalists