Background
Policy Context
The following international policies on the media and broadcasting form the foundation for Screening Gender project:
- United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Platform for Action 1995: Section J Media
- Charter for Equal Opportunities in Broadcasting, signed by 49 heads of European broadcasting companies
History
- In 1996, five public broadcasting companies - YLE/Finland, SVT/Sweden, NOS/the Netherlands, DR/Denmark and NRK/Norway decided to pool resources to encourage greater diversity in their programming. This network was later joined by ZDF/Germany .
- The co-operation of the network includes joint research and training events, as well as exchange of good practices and experiences.
- This network was introduced to broadcasting professionals from all over Europe at the EU Prix Niki Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, in October 1997.
- The project Screening Gender was launched in July 1997 as a three-year initiative and it has received financial support from the European Commissions Fourth Community Action Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men