WMW Jamaica is a civil society organization committed to reducing gender-based violence. WMW pro-motes gender equity and gender-aware media and communications.
WMW has a multi-pronged programme of work that includes training and professional devlopment seminars, media literacy, conflict resolution workshops, research, public
education and advocacy.
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Promoting Equity in Gender Relations
This project aims to address gender-based violence and gender discrimination in Jamaica by conducting gender-awareness training for Male and Female Leaders, young people and media workers, as well as the production of relevant resource materials.
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Building Youth Potential
An integrated community-based programme of training and public education in gender, sexuality and violence-prevention.
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Sexual Harassment and Women's Rights
Advocacy, training and public education on sexual harassment, violence against women and women’s rights with the aim of influencing national policy.
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A Call for Action
Several gruesome incidents of rape, murder, domestic violence and abuse of women and children were reported in the media in September and October 2007. Amongst responses WMW circulated to the media during this period calling for action to protect the rights of women and children, was a letter written by WMW's Training Coordinator, Hilary Nicholson.
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Women, Media & Politics
The October 2007 issue of WMW's newsmagazine explores women's roles in politics, and how the media and society treat women politicians. The issue was timely as Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female Prime Minister lost her seat in governmental elections held in August 2007.
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