Global Symposiums 2016 Mumbai
Our 2016 Global Symposiums on Gender in Media was held in Mumbai on February 17-21 and Sao Paulo on March 8. The Mumbai Symposium was co-hosted by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Mumbai Chapter, the women’s wing of FICCI and sponsored by ITVS.
The Institute presented new global research which explores the influence of film audiences in the UK, India, Nigeria, France and Brazil funded by the Oak Foundation. The global symposiums will convene eminent entertainment content creators, business leaders, actors, directors, media personalities, policy makers, to engage in dialogue around the ìnstitute’s global research along with two panel discussions from leading entertainment industry personalities, content creators along with gender in media related subject matter experts.
Event Photos • Video for Our Members
OPENING REMARKS
SPEAKERS
PANELS
How Film Impacts Issues Affecting Women and Children
Empowering Women and Girls Through Film
CHAIRS
ADVISORY BOARD & PANELISTS
Locsi Ferra
Project Director for Thematic Campaigns & Innovative Partnerships, Independent Television Service (ITVS)
K.P. Jayasankar, PhD
Professor and Dean, School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Anjali Monteiro, PhD
Professor, School of Media and Cultural Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Rebecca Reichmann Tavares, EdD
UN Women Representative, Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives & Sri Lanka
Symposium Impact Survey Results
Our biannual symposiums on gender in media have reached more than 3,000 leading CEOs and decision makers in the entertainment industry, corporations and non-profitorganizations interested in the empowerment of women and girls. Post-attendance surveys have shown:
- 91.5% of respondents indicated that the information they learned would influence how they perceive gender balance and stereotypes in their work.
- 97% of respondents would share and utilize our research findings with their peers and in their companies.
- 100% of respondents felt satisfied or very satisfied with the Symposium.
Media Coverage
At FLO film fest, 32 shades of women’s issues from across the globe
Devendra Fadnavis’s Wife Pushes for Equal Representation of Women in Films
FICCI FLO Film Festival in Feb 2016
FLO Film Festival: Celebrating Storytellers
Launch of FICCI FLO Film Festival 2016
Thank You to our Generous Partners and Sponsors
2016 Symposium Partners
