SECTOR 4 senior journalists, editors and management are men. Panellists viewed this as ironic because in training institutions, the majority of students are women. This was cited as evidence that women are not advancing in the media and remain trapped in junior positions. LGBTQI media workers are not visible in media houses; this, however, does not demonstrate that they are not hired. Prospective employees are not asked about their sexual orientation during interviews and in general, people in Lesotho do not reveal their sexuality. There is no evidence of discrimination based on religion, largely because Lesotho is predominantly Christian; the problem lies in the denominationalism of the country. There is a division between the Catholic and Protestant Churches – a fact that also plays out in politics. One panellist shared that during the process of applying for a position at a newspaper owned by an evangelical church, the panellist was required to state their denomination and was promptly informed that the position was reserved for evangelical members only. Another panellist noted that Catholic media entities do not employ people who are not Catholic, although the stories they cover emanate from all walks of life. Disabled people in the newsrooms are few. Panellists agreed that there is discrimination in Lesotho newsrooms based on disability, however it was acknowledged that newsrooms might refrain from hiring disabled people because of limited resources, for example, the lack of braille and accessible infrastructure. There are no equal opportunities or sexual harassment policies in most of Lesotho’s newsrooms. Panellists felt that sexual harassment is so rampant in newsrooms that it has become normalised. Scores: Individual scores: 51 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: 2.8 (2015: 2.8, 2012: 1.8, 2010: 4.2, 2008: n/a, 2006: n/a) Overall Score for Sector 4: 2.1 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER LESOTHO 2018