SECTOR 2 at protecting small media operators. In truth, in the view of the members of the panel, quite the contrary applies: if there is any effort being made in the context of the media at all it is to suffocate them. For example, the weekly Angolense was denied advertising, leading to financial problems which eventually led to its sell-off. Panel members said that the newspaper was the target of an advertising boycott from public entities acting under orders from above. The boycott was so severe that the newspaper was not allowed to publish adverts that had already been paid for, even though it could keep the payment. 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: 1.3 2.7 All media fairly reflect the voices of both women and men. The participants were unanimous in stating that there still remain great disparities as far as the participation of men and women in the public sphere in Angola is concerned, and that this is reflected in the media as well. Women, despite forming the majority of the country’s population (about 60 percent) largely continue to be underrepresented both as actors in the media as well as information sources for media professionals. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ANGOLA 2010 97