June 14, 2024. Tashkent. As part of the project implemented by the New Media Education Center and the US Embassy, a roundtable discussion was organized on the topic “Widespread promotion of women’s rights through the media: overcoming obstacles and responsible coverage in the media.”
At this event, which brought together local and international experts, – specific aspects of quality media coverage of gender-related issues; issues of working with cases in creating gender-sensitive content; what to pay attention to when creating content on the same topic; concepts of feminism; coverage of violence against women; a number of issues such as gender equality and journalist’s responsibility were discussed in the national media space.
Mr. Jonathan Henick, the ambassador of the USA to Uzbekistan, who participated in the roundtable discussion, emphasized that extensive work is being done in Uzbekistan on gender-related issues, including correct coverage of the image of women in the media, their rights and freedoms. kidlab passed. He also noted that the role of the media is important in this regard. In addition to the above topical topics, the participants – the media’s contribution to the formation of gender stereotypes; participated in debates on topics such as the issue of correct media coverage of the topic of violence against women, freedom of speech and privacy in the coverage of women’s topics.