Panelists at a discussion on Sunday stressed the need for a set of guidelines for the media representatives on the right use of language and proper ways of reporting on the portrayal of women.
Pointing to the portrayal of women in media that objectifies them, the DW Akademie and Goethe-Institut Bangladesh organized a series of events between March 6 and March 13, 2022 to discuss the fallacies in such representations of women.
As part of the series, a panel discussion was organized in the capital on Sunday titled “Communication and portrayal of gender in mainstream media. Would standard guidelines help?”
Dhaka Tribune Editor Zafar Sobhan, Bangla Tribune Chief Correspondent Udisa Islam, Naripokkho Founder Shireen Pervin Huq and feminist Mayabee Arannya were among the panelists.
The discussion highlighted the media's portrayal of women in Bangladesh, and women's roles in religion across South Asia. It also aimed at examining and setting guidelines on how mainstream media can portray gender.
The speakers examined the use of language, stereotyping the representation of minorities and offered guidelines to address these issues and stressed the need for a set of guidelines for the media representatives on the right use of language and proper ways of reporting on the portrayal of women.
The panel discussion was broadcast on Goethe-Institut Bangladesh’s YouTube Channel.