SECTOR 2 Another factor that weakens the independence and viability of media houses is the working conditions of media professionals. The work of a journalist is not remunerated with a decent salary. Journalists however provide a public service, since being informed is a fundamental right of a citizen. The ratification of the Florence Convention has not had any meaningful impact on the media sector, and yet many other sectors have frequently obtained equipment for the production of audio-visual materials. On the other hand, government efforts are being felt as far as public procurements are concerned, which are awarded in a relatively equitable manner to numerous 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: 1.5 (2012 = 1.3, 2010 = 1.2, 2008 = n/a, 2006 = n/a) 2.7 All media fairly represent the voices of both women and men. 9 The evaluation unit of the media sector, at the initiative of l’INCIPALS , has demonstrated that women are represented at a mere 20% and men 80% of the workforce in the media sector. However, it seems that efforts have been made over the course of the past five years to render women more visible in the media sector. For example, women are given far more interviews. However, they remain small in number and are generally hesitant to present themselves in public. 9 80 Citizens’ Initiative for the Consolidation of Peace, Leadership and Stability, established on the 2nd of July 2015, by a consortium of organisations. (Centre européen d’appui aux processus électoraux, Osservatorio di Pavia, Search for Common Ground and Centre for Creative Leadership) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2016