Election Coverage from a Gender Perspective: A Media Monitoring Manual

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) aware of the need to undertake concrete actions to identify possible differences in coverage of male and female candidates by the media during elections election campaigns, decided to join forces to author this media monitoring manual. This manual presents a methodological tool for monitoring media coverage during election campaigns. It focuses on a gender perspective using objective and verifiable information, and is based on experiences of six Latin American institutions.

ISBN: 978-91-86565-11-4
Publisher: IDEA
Year of Publication: 2011