Tools
Gender Sensitive Language
This handout will explain some of the current thinking on gender issues and writing and will provide suggestions to help you appropriately express gender relationships as you write.
Biased language can cause your reader to focus on how you say something rather than what you say. If your language is free of bias, it should offend no one; ideally, no one should even notice that you have made an effort to reduce sexually biased words and phrases.
Asian Institute of Technology Guide to Gender Sensitive Language
Gender Sensitive Media
This handbook is written to give added argument and dynamism to gender equality campaigns that the International Federation of Journalists believes should be taken up in every newsroom to fight against discrimination and champion journalistic standards. This handbook is an illustrated guide and resource for journalists to equip them with information for an understanding of gender issues in their work. It is addressed to media organisations, professional associations, and journalists’ unions seeking to contribute to the goal of gender equality.
An initiative of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), this toolkit seeks to de-mystify 'gender and media' advocacy by illustrating, through concrete steps, case studies, pointers and information, that we can all take action to change negative gender representation and stereotypical portrayals in and through the media.
WACC Mission Possible Gender and Advocacy toolkit (Module5-11)
Examples
Gender Sensitive Media
Women in Media and News - Media Analysis, Education & Advocacy
Background Reading
Gender Sensitive Media
Media Awareness Network - Media Coverage of Women and Women's Issues
