“Covering GBV violence”, new IPS media handbook launched in Rome
During the conference on MDG3 and the role of the media, IPS launched in Rome its new media handbook “Reporting Gender-Based Violence”.
The handbook deals with issues such as religious and harmful traditional practices, domestic violence, sexual gender-based violence, femicide, sex work and trafficking, sexual harassment, armed conflicts, HIV and AIDS, child abuse, the role of men, the criminal justice system, and the costs of gender-based violence, with real stories illustrating how these issues and trends can be tackled by the media, discussion points, fact checks and additional resources.
Read about the IPS Conference:
MEDIA: The Untold Stories of Violence Against Women
GENDER-SOUTH AFRICA: ‘There Is A Sense Of Vindication’
