This article discusses the results of "Evaluating the Status of Women Journalists in Jordanian Media Institutions" study launched by the International Media Support in cooperation with the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW). Where the study showed that the proportion of women journalists in the media did not exceed 23%. The survey included a questionnaire targeting 53 media workers or trainees in Jordanian media institutions to discuss work conditions from a gender perspective, in addition to conduting 10 qualitative interviews with editors or managers of media institutions and media and gender experts. The evaluation methodology is based on gender equality indicators in the media identified by UNESCO.
The study pointed out that media institutions do not take into account the needs of women journalists in terms of work hours that are not commensurate with their social conditions, and the lack of nurseries for their children. The survey also found that 45% of them were sexually assaulted even verbal or physical by their colleagues or managers, during fieldwork, or by information sources. This may affect their continuation as journalists. They also face many obstacles that distinguish them from work in terms of opportunities and privileges.
The study called for motivating media institutions to develop policies and administrative systems that contribute to enhancing the gender balance among its employees at all levels. And the need to establish nurseries for children of media workers from both genders.