Enhancement of women’s role and participation in media

Strengthen initiatives to ensure women’s views and values are part of programming and to advance the impact of women in the media.  provide opportunities, share strategies and contribute towards the development of women in broadcasting and exchanging professional and technical knowledge and experiences.  offer professional skills in training with a focus on gender perspective in programs, development issues and management.  increase women’s roles in production and decision making  promote the presentation of non-stereotyped images and other portrayals of women  refrain from presenting women as inferior beings and exploiting them as sex objects and commodities  develop gender perspectives on issues of concern to communities, consumers and civil societies.  research and monitor progress on creating greater equality for women in the media.  promote training and capacity building for media professionals and others in ways to overcome gender-based discrimination  encourage networks and the sharing of information and expertise on gender issues  share professional input among members through networking, workshops, conferences, programme production and management skills.  to contribute towards the enhancement of broadcasting by ensuring that women’s views and values are an integral part of programming.  utilise the professional skills of members to support women in uganda.