Palestinian media outlets commit to more coverage of women’s affairs
Several Palestinian media outlets from the West Bank and Gaza Strip signed a charter, drafted by the Ministry of Women's Affairs, to cover more issues about women and raise awareness about their rights.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Ministry of Women’s Affairs, in collaboration with local media, is deploying major efforts to encourage the media to address social affairs, and women’s affairs in particular, in an attempt to change stereotypes and how society views Palestinian women.
On Dec. 5, 2016, 17 public and private Palestinian media organizations in Ramallah signed a charter of honor prepared by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, to launch a safe media network that supports social issues and women’s affairs.
On Feb. 8, the ministry held a meeting in Gaza with local media outlets that had joined the network to discuss ways to develop mechanisms for the implementation of this charter. Media outlets that signed the charter include Palestine TV, Wafa News Agency, Maan News Network, Ajyal radio station, Watan TV, Al-Quds newspaper and Al-Raya radio station.
Minister of Women’s Affairs Haifa Agha, told Al-Monitor that in two separate meetings 17 media outlets in the West Bank and nine others in the Gaza Strip signed the charter of honor to work together using the same approach to change stereotypes about women, support their rights and address women’s affairs such as violence against them, denial of their inheritance, the right to choose a spouse and gender equality.
