Location: Tunis – Tunisia
Language: Arabic
Voice: Natural
Duration: 00:05:46
Source: A24
Restriction: A24 Clients
Dateline: 08-03-2022
Storyline
The International Federation of Journalists, National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists, and the Tunisian General Labor Union organized a regional conference entitled “We stand together to confront violence against women in the media”, marking Women’s Day.
Several Arab countries participated in the conference including Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Iraq, and Egypt, during which some issues of violence in media were presented
The conference also discussed ways to ensure the rights of women working in the media and to confront violence against them.
Shotlist
- (SOUNDBITE) Mohamed Yassin Jelassi – Head of National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists:
“Today, we said that female journalists in the Arab region have almost the same challenges, and they lack equality with men and opportunities in media. We see daily our female journalists, colleagues, and friends working in the newsroom or even in covering protests or terrorist operations. There is no discrimination against them in reality but rather legally and socially. How do we eliminate this discrimination and how do we help each other, in various Arab countries? All women working in these countries suffer from major problems, in addition to those who have been imprisoned and injured, especially in areas of conflict and war. We should not leave these women alone, and there should be a joint action to reduce as many violent attacks as possible and strongly defend women’s rights.”
- (SOUNDBITE) Khawla Abu Qurra – Journalist in the Jordanian Al-Rai newspaper:
“The Jordanian women have witnessed remarkable development during the past 30 years through their participation in politics, parliament, economy, and the media and they were able to participate in decision-making processes. Women everywhere are often exposed to situations that affect their safety, which requires raising the level of awareness of the importance of occupational safety, starting from the home, in the field, or even in conflict areas.
- (SOUNDBITE) Khaled Al-Qudah – Member of the Jordanian Journalists Syndicate:
“We are working to make an environment of freedoms in the Arab world. The female journalists should be provided work conditions that suit them. Women journalists have an important and active role whether in Jordan or Tunisia. This day seeks to have an Arab press that has an impact internationally. We are no longer just reporting news as much as Arab journalists have a role in Arab content that carries our Arab issues and concerns and have an impact on the international press, whether in Arabic or other languages.”
- (SOUNDBITE) Amira Mohamed – Member of National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists:
“When we look at women working in the media sector, we find that the percentage of female journalists exceeds 60%. At the same time, during the period from November 2020 to the end of October 2021, 105 attacks on female journalists were recorded, and 86 female journalists were subjected to repeated attacks on several occasions and in various forms, physically or verbally, sexual harassment and ban from work. There are also new types of discrimination, such as women journalists receiving a lower salary than men, as well as not enabling women journalists to reach decision-making positions in media institutions. In the event of an economic crisis, the media institution resorts to expelling the female journalist. In addition to the pressure they are subjected to and the possibility of expulsion if she gets married and has children, we find that despite all the existing laws in Tunisia, there is clear discrimination against female journalists.”
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