Women in the media
Women in the Philippine media are in middle management work and junior and senior professional work levels. There is, however, an observed low ratio between men and women above middle management level in government.
This is among the conclusions of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)’s “Global Report on the Status of Women in the News media” released on March 23. Six news companies—two each from print, television and radio—participated in the study.
Nina Somera, former media information communications and campaign associate for Isis International and coordinator for the IWMF study, said that in the coverage of issues like the RH bill, it is important that women occupy positions in upper media management levels where news agencies determine “thematic priorities” and “political orientation” or the “critical framework that a news agency would like to adopt.” This would greatly influence the frame and angle of how issues like the RH bill are reported. She, however, noted that while the fact that “more and more women (are) occupying decision-making positions is deemed being on the right track” as far as balanced reporting of women and their issues is concerned, gender sensitivity among men and women reporters matters more.
Among the major media organizations, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Daily Tribune, and The Philippine Star, are among the Manila-based newspapers who have women in high editorial positions. The news departments of the three major broadcast networks—ABS-CBN 2, GMA-7, and TV5—meanwhile are led by women.
There are also independent media groups where women occupy decision-maker positions like the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, Newsbreak, MindaNews, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, and VERA Files. Despite the high visibility of women decision makers, however, men in high positions still outnumber women in the media.
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