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South African National Editors Forum's (Sanef) Glass Ceilings report of women in South African media shows that in the media industry women still suffer inequality based on their gender.
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Mahlatse Mahlase, the chairperson of Sanef, in her forward for the report said: "The industry is slowly changing; more women are entering senior roles but we would be naive to think sexism, racism and male chauvinism will end in our lifetime media."
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For the first time, SANEF report also included how women suffer discrimination when it comes to social media, with many being the target of "cyber misogyny".
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Sanef made the following recommendations to address gender and racial bias in the workplace:
- Greater ownership and control of the media by women, especially black women;
- All media adopting gender and diversity policies;
- Setting targets for achieving parity at all levels;
- Banning sexism;
- Calling out “mansplaining”;
- Revealing and closing the gender wage gap; opening spaces for women to speak out;
- Family friendly practices;
- Self-monitoring and reporting.
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This is how women are affected by inequality in the media:
