By Jane Whyatt
A damning report commissioned by MEPs on gender equality in Europe’s media has prompted calls for action.
Michaela Sojdrova MEP. Photo: Petr Smerkl, wikipedia
Equal pay, maternity and paternity rights are the positive requirements. An end to gender-based violence, online trolling and sexist stereotpying are also included in the demands.They are based on a 25-page report for the FEMM committee on equalities.
It also cites cases of female investigative journalists Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta and Veronica Guerin in Dublin who are believed to have been assassinated because of their work in uncovering corruption. The Strasbourg plenary meeting of…
