Q: Why do you believe The Global Report on Women in the News Media is needed?
JGA: I think a project like this will be a very interesting “map” about the real situation of women in mass communication organizations. We will be able to compare the differences between countries and to show if gender equality is growing or not all over the world.
Q: What impact do you think this project will have?
JGA: I hope this project will give women organizations, the mass media industry, governments and other institutions elements to evaluate the gender progress on the news media companies, which represent one of the most strategic forums for global action.
Q: What prepared you to oversee the research for your area of the world?
JGA: I have been working in gender communication for more than 20 years, and am a member in a women’s journalism association. I have been a teacher of journalism since 1989, and I have published some books about this subject, such as: Women of Paper, about women’s magazines; Into the Press, about newspaper routines, and Si te vas, te mato (If you leave me, I will kill you), about investigative journalism and gender violence.