Tag Archive for: Media Violence

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Gender Violence and Public Communication Policies in Argentina: Advances and Setbacks until 2017

The Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS) and the Civil Association Communication for Equality present a report on the functioning of public policies on gender and communication, from the assumption of the current…
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On March 8, we stop again

With an extraordinary organization in all parts of the country, and within the framework of an international movement, women are once again demanding equality. “Below, we offer a google translate version of the original article in Spanish.…
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The intervention of INADI before said homophobes against Flor de la V

After the election of the Carlos Paz Awards 2018, the speaker Carlos Caserta made a series of homophobic, discriminating and derogatory comments against Florencia de la V and the trans community. It was denounced by social organizations, criticized…
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32nd National Meeting of Women: a movement that resists

From 14 to 16 October, the long-awaited National Women's Encounter (ENM) was held in the north of our country, in the city of Resistencia, Chaco.
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Presentation of report on media violence against women before CSW

On 1 August, together with Comunicación Igualdad, we presented a report on the situation of public policies on gender and communication before the Commission of the Legal and Social Commission for Women (CSW).
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Seven months and counting of acephaly for the Public Defender’s Office

Despite not having designated authority, the Office of the Public Defender continues to receive international awards for its management in previous years. In this case, the "Inter-American Award for Innovation for Effective Public Management".

Worrying situation of the Public Defender’s Office

Hace tres meses que la Defensoría del Público se encuentra acéfala, circunstancia que deja al organismo imposibilitado para realizar plenamente las funciones asignadas en la vigente Ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual. Esta situación contraría las recomendaciones del Comité de la CEDAW y agrava la situación de vulnerabilidad de los derechos de las audiencias.

The “Majul 910” program and its jokes about sexual abuse

En el programa “Majul 910” que se emite por Radio La Red, en el día martes 18 de octubre, un día antes de la marcha y paro realizados en toda Argentina tras el femicidio de Lucía Pérez, y bajo el lema #MiércolesNegro, un humorista realizó una cadena de chistes atravesados por un estereotipo de belleza que resultan ofensivos y opresivos para las mujeres.

Discrimination: the failures of virtual “denunciations” before the INADI

On the site Infobae, it was published with a note titled "Reversed roles: did the woman become more masculine in relationships?", Which repeatedly incurs stereotypical and discriminatory comments and symbolic violence towards women. From this, a consultation was made with INADI, which did not have concrete results.

The United Nations CEDAW Committee listened to civil society organizations

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a body of independent United Nations experts that oversees the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).