SECTOR 4 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: 3.6 4.8 Equal opportunities, regardless of race or ethnicity, social group, gender/sex, religion, disabilities and age are promoted in media houses. Everyone appears to be welcome in the Congolese media. Some management level workers in the media sector are physically challenged. Women have also managed to rise to prominence in the industry, with relatively more holding middle to senior editorial positions in newsrooms. Wherever one looks, there is no sense of discrimination. The Catholic media, for example, recruits staff from all faith. “There is room for everyone”. But that does not apply for gay people. Homosexuality remains highly unpopular and the subject remains a taboo. Even though the number of homosexuals is believed to be growing, few are willing to go public. There is no knowledge of openly gay people working in the media. Equal opportunity is also curtailed by the politicisation of recruitment and promotion in the public sector, which may favour people of a certain class, political leaning or ethnic group. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2013 119