Gender Company

Gender Company

Natacha Henry set up the association Gender Company in Paris in 2005 after ten years on the board of the Association des femmes journalistes.

Gender Company works on gender discrimination in the media and popular culture. It provides tools to inform about and fight against all forms of sexism, both violent and non-violent, and takes part in various national and international projects.

• In 2012

  > Natacha Henry is part of the French team Psytel for the European program DAPHNE (a study of the National Action Plans of the 27 EU countries regarding Domestic Violence).

  > She has been commissionned by the French association Libres Terres des Femmes to write and produce 10 short animation films that will be shown to victims of Domestic Violence seeking advice.

  > She will teach Journalism to international students at the Sciences Po School of journalism, Paris.

   

  In 2011

  > Interviews in ENGLISH about the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandals:

  Have a look at: "Rape and Justice", France 24, The Debate, 5 July (in ENGLISH) 2011 - First and second part

  Or listen to Radio Chicago, WBEZ,  20 May 2011 and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 19 May 2011 (Part One, 15 minutes after beg.)

  > Conferences: the media, sexual reputations and violence, domestic violence, FSM, prostitution, parity in politics…

  Recent examples:

  March 2011 - Invited to Mauritius by Women in Networking and the French Embassy: Training sessions for journalists about "Sex discrimination in the Media"; Conference at the French Institute "Breaking Gender Barriers"; Conference at the French Ambassador's Residence "How we deal with Domestic violence in France"4 conferences for the 13-14 years old of the Claude Levi-Strauss high school, Lille

  Radio show with the 18/19 years old of the Marie Laurencin Lycée, Paris

  Fnac bookstore, Paris: “Against Sexual Mutilation”.

  Lille University: “Sexist behaviour: the media’s responsibility?”

  Paris police, social workers, medical staff - round-tables “How do we deal with domestic violence?”

  Studies and reports

  > 2009: regional coordinator for the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media (66 nations).

  > She also co-wrote a guide for teenage girls, “18 ans? Respect, les Filles!” commissioned by the French Ministry of Solidarity.

• Short films: Gender Company is the French producer for The Broadcasting for Change Network (41 countries) for TVE/BBC World, London. In 2007, Paris Parity. 
• Training: aimed at women’s associations, Gender Company offers two courses, “Public Speaking” and “How to Deal with the Press”.
  Duration: ½ day or 1 day. Participants: 1 to 10 max.