Encouraging Journalism students and the university community to reflect on the treatment of gender issues in the media was the objective of the discussion organized by the School of Journalism and its students.

On the occasion, the panel was made up of journalists Nathalie Castillo and Alejandra Toro, members of the Gender Commission of the Coquimbo College of Journalists, and Rocío Lecaros, a student of the degree.

Among the topics that stood out was the context of gender and communication, and violence against female journalists in our country and Latin America. Some media with a gender perspective established in Chile were also known and recommended and, from the point of view of the students, it was seen what their challenges were as future professionals to apply this approach in communications.

Regarding these initiatives and how to apply the gender approach in the media, journalist Nathalie Castillo recognizes that “it is a path that all of us who are committed to the right to communication must begin to actively travel.” , as a fundamental part of the human rights of a more just society, then in that sense we are the ones who are called upon to provide elements of training, debate, and discussion, and we even do it through the Gender Commission of the College of Coquimbo Journalists”.

For his part, the Director of the School of Journalism, Mg. Cristian Muñoz pointed out that "at the moment these activities help us get ideas and include them in concrete activities that we can carry out before a new renewal of the curriculum and then when we are faced with the new renewal that will be in 3 or 4 more years, When the 5 years of implementation are completed, we can include the topic as a subject perhaps or as a more specific unit. But for now we will continue holding talks, conversations, seminars, as we have been doing.”

The activity took place in the TV Studio of the School of Journalism and had great interest from students from various majors and the general public.

Written by Consuelo Peña, School of Journalism