Community Radio Initiators Ready to Run the Stations Soon in Bangladesh by AHM. Bazlur Rahman The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) organised a daylong training workshop on "Community Radio: How to Get Started and Keep Going in Bangladesh" on August 27 2008. The fourth working session focused on a paper on "Gender Relations and Development in Community Radio Operation". Participants discussed the paper's proposed gender policy in community radio, which centres around women's access to the airwaves, women's representation on air, special needs of minority women, women's representation at all levels of station management, use of appropriate technology and funding, and capacity building for women's radio. Among the recommendations of the policy: training for women, use of free and open source software, a quota of at least 30% for women's leadership and representation, and special radio programmes for women. The policy also suggested more practical measures such as space allotment for childcare, flexible working hours, women-friendly equipment s! et-up and broadcast schedules, adequate lighting and security at the station, and transportation arrangements for women who live in remote areas. http://www.comminit.com/en/node/275895/2754
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