SECTOR 2 GBC, there are ongoing efforts to establish more community stations, and “in the next few months or years, we can expect to see more community stations coming into the fold.” Some computers and notebooks have been provided to independent broadcasters and other groups to aid in information and communication technology development in the media. Greater support can also be provided in programming, as well as in the training of journalists, in order to better sustain Ghana’s media landscape. 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: 2.7 (2006: n/a; 2008: n/a; 2011: 1.9) 2.7 All media fairly represent the voices of both women and men. The extent to which the voices of men and women are heard depends largely on the issues being covered. On matters of health, education, and socio-economic issues, women are mostly heard, while men dominate on political issues. However, because the media landscape is dominated by politics, men’s voices are heard more than those of women. Beyond topics being seen as either a men’s or women’s issue, the real “challenge has to do with bringing out how different issues perhaps impact men or women differently”, and should not simply delineate issues as men’s or women’s. “The news for the day should be determined by its relevance, and not just about whether women or men are being represented, as this may strike reverse discrimination.” Overall, though, panellists agreed that there is not enough representation of women in media coverage, despite “women dominating the newsrooms”, women heading several broadcast media, and 60 percent of the GJA Senate comprising women. But, as one panellist noted, “to bring women’s issues out, 34 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2013