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Celebrating professional achievements of women scribes

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

NEW DELHI: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will on the occasion of International Women's Day on Wednesday launch for the fifth time its global initiative "Women Make the News" seeking to give prominence and celebrating the professional achievements of women journalists.

As per UNESCO, `Women Make the News' is also aimed at promoting a genuine dialogue on topics such as "Where are women currently fitting into newsrooms? Are opportunities for women in newspaper, TV and radio newsrooms equal to those of men? What does it take for women to climb the ranks and why the media `glass ceiling' has remained intact?"

The participants will get to learn from each other's experiences and challenges to develop partnerships for designing responses to pre-conceptions that women are not fit for media executive and leadership positions.

The global initiative strives to promote equal professional chances and equal access to decision-making positions for both men and women in media newsrooms.

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