SECTOR 2 As far as viability and economics are concerned, the Gabonese media faces multiple problems: advertising revenue is low, the input costs are taxed and as private companies, media institutions pay income tax. Under these conditions, the life of media institutions is ephemeral, five years on average for most newspapers. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.6 2.7 All media fairly represent the voices of both women and men. The place of women in Gabonese society remains marginal. Generally, the socio-cultural and economic-political organization drowns out the voice of women. It is in this context that Gabonese media operates. As a result, there is a greater presence of men and the subjects that concern them in the media. Media panellists argue that there is no discriminatory policy against women. They explain this anomaly in the space open to women by the fact that they do not often occupy an important place in The public sphere and that those present do not like to take the floor. A visible effort is at least done to increase the voice of women and subjects concerning them in the media. Several radio stations have created spaces dedicated to women, as some newspapers have opened special pages for gender issues. Despite all this progress, men remain dominant in the media, especially when it comes to political or economic affairs. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GABON 2016 83