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: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2.6 2005=2.3; 2007=4.5; 2009=4.3; 2011=4.6; 2014=3.4 4.8 Equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnicity, social group, gender/sex, religion, disabilities and age are promoted in media houses Despite there being no policies in writing, some favourable practices might exist. In general, there is a low representation of women in the media, which is disturbing as 70% to 80% of students in journalism courses are female. However, once graduated, they opt for working in communications (public relations, advertising etc) or even other areas. it was assessed that there is a lot of prejudice regarding women which should be mitigated through relevant policies – then again it is also true that some female candidates cannot bear the pressure of the profession and give up. Some panellists stated that there is, in the Mozambican context, a natural disadvantage of being a woman and it is not fair that they are socially penalised. Scores: Individual scores: 45 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: Score of previous years: 2.2 2005=n/a; 2007=n/a; 2009=3.1; 2011=2.2; 2014=4.3 Overall Score for Sector 4: 1.8 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2018