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the Fund. This has caused the general outcry of part of the media. Others consider
that this allocation is a significant progress even though it is far from the figures
announced.
As indirect aid, the panel mentioned the fiscal amnesty and the elimination of
taxes granted by the relevant authorities as well as the 3-year tax relief as of the
year 2005.

Scores:
Individual scores:
1

Country does not meet indicator

2

Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator.

3

Country meets many aspects of indicator but
progress may be too recent to judge.

4

Country meets most aspects of indicator.

5

Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has
been doing so over time.

Average score: 			

3.6

2.7
All media fairly reflect the voices of both women
and men.
Without doubt, the presence of women in the Ivorian media industry has greatly
increased. Owing to the determined action of professional associations, among
others, an increasing number of women are entering the profession and holding
positions of responsibility in editorial teams. As an illustration, the editor-inchief of Fraternité Matin (the most widely circulated and oldest newspaper in the
Ivorian media) is a woman.
Furthermore, women journalists are now taking an active interest in issues and
news reporting supposedly reserved for men, as well as feature stories that were
formerly incompatible with their family obligations.
There is an increasing number of women’s magazines on the market.

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