Thursday, March 12, 2015

First Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity

32  media persons from Southern and Eastern Region, namely Karnataka,Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura were awarded at the 6th Edition of the UNFPA-Population First Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity (Eastern & Southern region 2013-14) at the award function held at Vizag.

Launched in March 2007 in Mumbai with the support of UNFPA, the focus of the awards is on mainstreaming gender into media and promoting gender sensitivity as a core value in reporting and programming. LMAAGS was conceived as a way to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate the work of those in the media who are making efforts to highlight pressing gender concerns.