Q: Why do you believe The Global Report on Women in the News Media is needed?
MN: As journalist…for 20 years, I have had a lot of interest in knowing the evolution of the women inside the journalistic companies. I believe that the role of the women has been consolidated as journalists and managers of information, [but] studying the topic, it's possible to find that the reality is much different.
Q: What impact do you think this project will have?
MN: One of the things that I [hope] of the study is new information on the [way] women are considered inside the media. Only this way would it be possible to plan strategies to overcome obstacles that still prevent that the women obtain more power and influence inside the journalistic companies.
Q: What prepared you to oversee the research for your area of the world?
MN: I have a long experience as a journalist, but in addition, I have wanted to specialize in the topic of gender, for which at present I am doing a master’s [degree] in gender, identity and citizenship. [Taking] part in workshops of gender and of journalism in other parts of Latin America [helped me learn the] realities of the region.