Enhance Role of Gender in Southeast Sulawesi, Role of Journalists Needed

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Southeast Sulawesi News_ Kendari - Role of the press is very influential with gender issues published. For this is still a lot of publicity at the expense of women.

 Clumps coordinator of Women of Southeast Sulawesi Zahara said It was known through newspaper clippings collected.

"Through this meeting is expected to members of the press can play a role in terms of gender renponsive," said Zahara in an open discussion with reporters from various news agency in Kendari, Wednesday night (03/11/2015).

The event facilitator Jufri Rahim said during this reporting prosecute women participate through the news. For example there are lead news "Due out night the women were raped."

"News like that greatly affect public perception related sensitive issues for women. Through this meeting may be able to achieve a solution. In order to reduce the tendency of female disadvantage in reporting" says Jufri.

Jufri said the government also has a role in gender responsive. Government agencies should be able to put women in strategic positions of government.

Chairman of the Alliance of Independent Journalists Zainal Ishaq said the task of the press to follow up issues of gender roles. Necessary joint activities to expose the role of women.

Author: Muhamad Taslim Dalma (Jurnalis in Kendari)