SECTOR 2 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 1.1 2.7 All media fairly reflect the voices of both women and men. The Algerian media, in their entirety in the country, are hardly sensitive to the issue of gender equality and equity. One panel member does not hesitate to qualify them as chauvinistic. However, the situation varies considerably from one media outlet to the other. For instance, a female panel member explains the case of a journalist who refused to cover the activities of the International Women’s Day on the pretext that the activities were being held – for exceptional reasons – on 14 March instead of 8 March. ...Women “do not exist” in the public landscape and in the sphere of political debates Though they are massively present (probably even in the majority) in universities and on editorial staff to cite only these two areas, women “do not exist” in the public landscape and in the sphere of political debates according to a participant. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 1.9 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ALGERIA 2009 35