In collaboration with the Faculty of Mass Communication of Yarmouk University, Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies launched the first phase of the training program "Gender-Sensitive Electronic Media Reports", as part of Women's Empowerment project for leadership roles, which is funded by the Canadian government and implemented by the center in cooperation with the Forum of Federations.
In the presence of the Center's Director, Dr. Amneh Al Khasawneh, and the Director of the Federal Federation forum Office in Jordan, Professor Tala Khreis, and the program coordinator, Hanin Marian, the training session, which was carried out at the Multi Media Laboratory of Yarmouk University's Faculty of Mass Communication, was inaugurated by the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Khalaf Al-Tahat,
Al-Tahat stressed that the Faculty of Mass Communication always seeks to support its students and develop their abilities in the various educational and training aspects and development programs to enhance their abilities to meet the requirements of the modern media sector. Al-Khasawneh provided an introductory explanation of the training program, pointing out that it targets 15 female students and graduates of the Faculty of mass communication. She noted that the training is divided into two phases: the first phase is for 3 days, and the second lasts for two training days. Also, she explained that the training includes preparing video media reports that achieve the objectives of the project. She added that the women's empowerment program aims at preparing women media professionals who can address women's issues in media and raise the awareness of women's rights in the community and their equity in various situations.
Noteworthy is that the training is carried out by a number of experts from inside and outside the university, where the first training day was run by Shorouk Shatnawi on the concept of gender and integration while both the second and third training days were run by Qusai Al-Rashdan and Suleiman Awawda on photography, editing, and media reporting skills.
