Acknowledgments
The AGEMI team would like to thank all those individuals and organizations who have supported our ambitions and contributed their knowledge to the development of the project and the platform.
In particular we would like to thank everyone who contribute a good practice which is now part of the Resources Bank and everyone who suggested the name of an organization working to promote gender equality in the media, which now shows on the GEMap.
And thanks to the students from the Universities of Newcastle, Padova and Gothenburg who enthusiastically participated in the Summer School and Internship Programmes and contributed important insights to the project’s development, from their own unique perspectives (see list below).
Our thanks also go to those individuals, activists, policy-makers, media professionals and emerging scholars who participated in or contributed to the various events we held including:
- Asha Allen, European Women’s’ Lobby, Belgium
- Blandine Mollard, European Institute for Gender Equality, Lithuania
- Caterina Bolognese, Gender Equality Division, Council of Europe
- Cécile Gréboval, Gender Equality Division, Council of Europe
- Claire Kendall, BBC, UK
- Erica Hedin, SVR (Swedish Radio)
- Giovanna Pezzuoli and Luisella Seveso, GiULiA giornaliste, Italy
- Gunilla Ivarsson, journalist and former chair of IAWRT (the International Association of Women in Radio and Television)
- Maria Brändström, SVT (Swedish Television)
- Martine Bentsen, PhD student, Roskilde University
- Martine Simonsis, AJP, Belgium
- Michaela Šojdrová, MEP
- Safia Kessas, RTBF (Belgian PDS)
- Sara de Vuyst, Post-doc researcher, Ghent University
- Suzanne Moll, independent media consultant
- Taliá Olvera Martínez, PhD student, the Sorbonne
- Victoria Leroy, DG CONNECT, European Commission
And thanks to members of our different academic communities and advocacy networks including:
- Association of Journalism Education, UK
- European Communication for Research and Education Association (ECREA)
- Global Alliance for Media and Gender, UNESCO
- International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
- UNESCO University Network on Gender media and ICT (UNITWiN)
We would also like to thank our own institutions and organizations for their support, and the amazing teams that have worked with us at:
- COPEAM and Elena Chiaberge
- International Federation of Journalists and Pamela Morinière
- Newcastle University and its team: Karen Ross, Thereza Webster, Kerry Dodds
- University of Gothenburg and its team: Maria Edstrom, Torbjörn Fraenckel, Helena Löfving, Maria Sjögren and Måns Wiklund
- University of Padova and its team: Claudia Padovani, Cristina Paulon, Edoardo Micheloni, Gabriele Nicoli, Francesca Helm, Naila Pratelli, Pedro Asti, Sergio Canazza
Finally, we would like to thank the European Commission for co-funding this project, and our Project Officers at the Commission who provided friendly and helpful support, Jutta Dittrich and Angeelika Rooden.
List of all the students who participated in Summer School and Internship Programmes:
Talía Olvera Martinéz | Sorbonne University | France |
Martine Bentsen | University of Gothenburg/Roskilde | Denmark |
Aude Stheneur | University of Padova | Italy |
Auria Mauras | University of Padova | Italy |
Barbara Santibanez | University of Padova | Italy |
Desy Bompieri | University of Padova | Italy |
Eleonora Bortolamei | University of Padova | Italy |
Emmanuelle Abelé | University of Padova | Italy |
Laora Villarino i Juberias | University of Padova | Italy |
Marta Righini | University of Padova | Italy |
Naila Pratelli | University of Padova | Italy |
Pedro Asti | University of Padova | Italy |
Elsa Henriksdotter | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Emilia Söderholm | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Emilie Wahlström | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Erika Krusell | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Frida Granström | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Hilma Lundwall | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Lovisa Herold | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Md Nabil | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Richard Lagerström | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Teo Kristjansson | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
Hannah Baxter | University of Newcastle | UK |
Hannah Whyte | University of Newcastle | UK |
Kate English | University of Newcastle | UK |
Lucy Aplin | University of Newcastle | UK |
Lydia Speight | University of Newcastle | UK |
Natàlia Server Benetó | University of Newcastle | UK |
Oliver Ross Assogna | University of Newcastle | UK |
Priyanshi Sharma | University of Newcastle | UK |
Roxana Giurgiu | University of Newcastle | UK |
Yasmin Hailes | University of Newcastle | UK |