African Woman and Child Feature Service

Training Needs Assessment on Women Leadership in Southern Sudan - a Study to assess the training needs for women leaders in the Government of Southern Sudan .

Resource document on Mainstreaming Gender in the constitution process in Kenya in 2005

Debate and Media Coverage Report on Affirmative Action Bill on 50 Special Women's Seats in Parliament

The purpose of this study, therefore, was to gather specific stakeholder views and perceptions that would inform the best practice for the implementation of its project for improved media coverage of public health issues. In addition, quantitative data would be collected to assess the amounts and kinds of coverage being given to public health issues. In addition, quantitative data would be collected to assess the amounts and kinds of coverage being given to public health issues in selected newspapers in Africa.

This report presents the findings of a research study funded by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), focusing on News Media industry players (newspaper, broadcast and cable media) from a gender perspective, in order to document the levels of women involvement at professional, decision making and governance levels. The study covered three Eastern Africa countries namely: Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. The focus of the study was print and electronic media to generate reliable global picture of the status of women’s employment in electronic and print news industries, including in news reporting, production, decision making, and policy making in the East African region.