The GMDC is a physical and virtual resource centre based in Southern Africa, with linkages in Africa and across the globe. The centre envisages media that are diverse, representative, responsive, and professional, and a citizenry, women and men, who are empowered to engage critically with their media. It facilitates the collection, connection and dissemination of information and resources relating to gender, media and diversity. The centre also collaborates on research, education and training. Read more  

What's New?
Website content management system tender; submission due by Friday 28 November 2008

Competent service providers are invited to submit tenders for the provision of a content management system for three related websites of organisations that do research, training and advocacy work on gender in the Southern African region. All tenders must be submitted by hand or by courier in sealed envelopes to the Gender Links office at 9 Derrick Avenue, Cyrildene 2198 by 11 am on Friday 28 November 2008. Read more

Posted 11th November 2008
Cyberdialogue: Funding for women in the media

You are invited to express your views , to inspire others with your insights, to share your successes, and voice your frustrations! Women's media is an integral and evocative part of the struggle for women's human rights and yet it is under-funded and under0utilised. Share your views on why this is so and how we can change the situation for the better. Read more

Posted  21st October 2008
Women's media, women's human rights and funding: a wiki collaboration

The GMDC would like to invite you to contribute to a wiki document concerning women's media, women's human rights and funding. Funding for women's rights interventions is a theme that arose and is being canvassed following the CSW focus on funding for gender equality this year, and it is this theme the GMDC would like to explore through a collaborative wiki document. Around the world, women in media are under-recognised and in the context of women's human rights media is an under-utilised tool. It is hoped that the wiki document will contribute to this context, and can be used as the basis fora paper to be presented at the upcoming AWID conference.Read more

Posted 8th October 2008 
HerITAge: Challenging the Myths about Girls and Technology

Heritage month in South Africa has come…and gone. Yet how often do we reflect on what our heritage means to us today? For me, the word ‘heritage’ incorporates both the notion of ‘acquiring’ and that of being ‘ascribed’ a particular status, position or condition. Applied to the position of South African girls, violence, poverty, illiteracy and HIV and AIDS appear to be tightly woven into their heritage . Read more