Description
The objective of the project is to counteract gender discrimination in media and politics. In cooperation with the Icelandic partner, two institutions will be created to monitor and counteract discrimination. A model workshop for counteracting discrimination and supporting women will be developed and implemented. Under the project, 24 trainers will be couched to conduct anti-discrimination workshops, and a campaign for counteracting gender discrimination will be launched.The project's partner, Centre for Gender Equality, contributes to the project their wide experience in implementing activities in the field of equal treatment of men and women. Recipients of the project will be trainers, representatives of media and politics, women taking part in trainings, and general public in Poland that will be acquainted with the results of analyses, reports and other materials prepared under the project.
Summary of project results
"Despite the 2011 Congress of Women initiative to pass an act of law guaranteeing both genders a 35 percent share on electoral lists, the number of women in the Sejm (lower house of the Polish parliament) grew by a mere 4 percentage points during subsequent elections. The absence of women in the public discourse, and/or their media image stereotypes, were factors in the situation. The project purpose was to prevent the discrimination of women in media and politics. The project served to reduce gender-based discrimination in the media and politics: institutions monitoring discrimination symptoms were formed; a broad campaign and women-empowering seminars were organised. A Centre for Analyses and Expert Opinions and an Observatory of Gender (in)Equality in the Media were established. Nineteen reports of women in the media were published, 3 of which spanning election campaign periods. Four reports on gender-based discrimination symptoms were produced. Four train the trainer courses were organised, each duly trained (female) trainer subsequently delivering women-empowering workshops. Twelve workshops were delivered, 6 each on women empowerment and on the discrimination of women in the media, respectively. A Congress of Women guidebook was published, including a chapter on good Icelandic practices. An online media monitoring tool was drafted alongside a manual for female election candidates. A collective media monitoring report was presented to media representatives, Association members, and politicians attending the 8th Congress of Women. Forty-eight trainers were trained, who proceeded to educate a total of 176 persons. One hundred and ninety women participated in the 12 aforementioned workshops. Experts of the partner organisation (Centre for Gender Equality) delivered Gender Mainstreaming training sessions, consulted media monitoring tools, and took part in the drafting of the Guidebook section on Iceland."
Summary of bilateral results
The Association intended to address the issue of unequal participation of women and men in public life in Poland. Therefore it established contact with the Icelandic governmental institution Centre for Gender Equality, which has extensive experience in shaping policies for gender equality. In order to exchange experiences and to develop a joint project two study visits were organised - to Poland and to Iceland. As a result the Association received a grant for the partnership project on combating gender-based discrimination in politics and in the media.