A meeting of female representatives of European news agencies, members of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), hosted by the Croatian News Agency (HINA) in Zagreb on Wednesday, resulted in the adoption of a declaration calling for gender parity on the boards of media organisations and EANA itself.
The female representatives, mainly from southern and eastern Europe, pointed out that advocating women in leadership positions should not be just lip service, but must produce concrete results. EANA was established in 1956 and brings together 33 news agencies. Representatives of nine news agencies gathered in Zagreb on Wednesday, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, initiating a working group on empowerment of women in media organisations and EANA itself.
The President of EANA, Clemens Pig, from the Austrian APA news agency, said that the aim of the current presidency of EANA is to increase the presence of women in the organisation’s leadership.
Those attending the meeting were greeted by Croatian Culture and Media Minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek, who said that the gathering of women working in the media sector is extremely important.
HINA’s Director Branka-Gabriela Vojvodic proposed a declaration on the empowerment of women in EANA, emphasising commitment to the advocacy of women in the leadership positions of news agency and EANA itself.
The declaration calls for a greater proportion of women in EANA’s leadership, regular exchanges of experience and networking in order to promote equality and implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles of the United Nations in media organisations.
The Cyprus News Agency participated in the event with International Relations Officer Marianna Mela.
Source Cyprus News Agency