WYDE Media Seminar | Media is under scrutiny for shaping gender norms and advancing representation

Women are under-represented in global leadership position and politics, despite the laws in place, in many countries.

Journalists and media practitioners from across Africa and Asia have gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, to explore the media's role in advancing gender equality.

The seminar aims to challenge harmful gender social norms and to strengthen the participation and representation of women and young people in leadership and decision-making.

SABC News Correspondent Tumelo Machogo filed this report from Kigali, in Rwanda.

explore the media's power in shaping gender social norms and advancing women's and youth representation

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