COMBATING SEXISM

an interesting video..


When they are not under-represented or invisible, women are often represented in the media in roles
traditionally assigned by society, portrayed as passive and lesser beings, mothers or sexual objects. These
sexist stereotypes in the media perpetuate a simplistic, immutable and caricatured image of women and
men, legitimising everyday sexism and discriminatory practices and establishing a barrier to gender equality.
Emphasising the positive role that the media can play in promoting gender equality, the Parliamentary
Assembly should invite member states to promote training, education and awareness-raising action and to
strengthen women’s visibility in the media. It should invite national parliaments to reinforce their legislation on
combating sexist stereotypes and penalise sexist offences. Media should favour a more balanced and nonstereotyped representation of women and men in the media and promote the gender equality dimension in
their regulatory and self-regulatory authorities and training programmes.