Press House Holds a Second Meeting on "Gender Sensitivity in Media Work”

On Monday, 9th of Sep.2019, The Press House - Palestine held, a second meeting on the issue of gender sensitivity in media work in a series of renewed meetings targeting youth groups working in the media field.

During the meeting, the Human Rights Consultant, Azza Qassem talked about gender and how to deal with the differences between men and women in media work, in addition to some important concepts that should be taking into account in dealing with women by men based on their social role and not their gender as well as for men.

Qassem also touched on the impact of economic, political and social systems on the distribution of roles of men and women in society, and the changes occurred in the culture of society, which imposed some of the prevailing social concepts in our current time.

There were intense discussions among the participants, which dealt with the terminology and misconceptions circulated by the society about the relationship of women and men fraught with the effects imposed by the bad economic and political conditions in Gaza.

This workshop is part of a series of activities and events conducted by the Press House targeting young media groups affiliated to the institution, to raise awareness and involve them and develop their media capabilities.