Stories that Move: Reporting on Gender and Migration

  • Author: IOM and UN Women
  • Level: Beginner
  • Time: 60 minutes
  • Quizzes: 5

Course description

The media has the power to shape how society understands migration—not only who’s moving where, but also for what reasons, under what conditions, and with what consequences. Applying a gender lens helps ensure that these stories reflect the realities, rights, and voices of migrants in all their diversity, with a particular focus on migrant women and migrants with diverse SOGIESC.

By the end of this module, you should be equipped with the knowledge, tools, and best practices to report on migration in a gender-responsive, ethical, and inclusive way—amplifying the voices of women, girls, and migrants with diverse SOGIESC and accurately reflecting the complex realities of migration

Content

 Introduction

Module 1: Gender equality in migration

Module 2:  The experience of migrant women and migrants with diverse SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics)

Module 3: Gender-responsive reporting with accuracy, sensitivity and inclusivity

Module 4: Engaging with women journalists and journalists with diverse SOGIESC

 Conclusion

COURSE DEVELOPED BY: 

IOM and UN WOMEN

This course was developed as a collaborative effort between the GMMA, the IOM Gender and Diversity Coordination unit and UN Women.

The course was produced as part of the Making Migration Safe for Women project funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Global Migration Media Academy Phase II project funded by the Irish Aid.

Patrick Jones - Course author

Who we are 

We are a coalition of migration experts, academics and media professionals offering accessible and relevant courses to support people in the fields of media and communication to report factually about migration and bring genuine stories to light.
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