Padovani, Claudia2019-09-252019-09-252011-10-262010-040143-5558http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/181424"It became clear that the crucial role of media and communication technologies in fostering equal opportunities does not feature high on the agenda of the international community. One of the few exceptions was the workshop jointly organized by UNIFEM and the GMMP as a parallel event, with the meaningful title ‘What happened to section J?’ Looking at the history of struggles to see women represented and their identities recognized in the media, Margaret Gallagher (forthcoming) reminds us that on the one hand the women’s movement has been slow in engaging with media policy on these issues, and on the other hand the lack of gender sensitive policies is an ongoing problem. Nevertheless, my personal experience with the GMMP suggests that these trends are changing. For the past ten years I have witnessed energies mobilized and women struggling for spaces to voice their concerns; I have seen the strengthening of linkages and the expansion of networks composed by activists and researchers, as well as women working in media. These initiatives are grounded in a common understanding of issues and stakes, but also made of trust and the pleasure of acting together towards a more respectful, plural and democratic world of communication. How to make sense – given the crucial role of the media in contrasting disparities, poverty, and gender discrimination – of the contrast between these realities and the demoralizing scenario of the Commission on the Status of Women?"(pg 1)engWith permission of the license/copyright holderempowermentgenderadvocacy networksdemoralizing identiitiesGlobal ethicsEconomic ethicsCultural ethicsCommunity ethicsTechnology ethicsMedia/communication/information ethicsCultural/intercultural ethicsSocial ethicsSexual orientation/genderArticle