Hon Mrs Mireille Martin, Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Republic of Mauritius

“As women become more and more the object of interest of media professionals, the adoption of a gender code of ethics takes increasing relevancy. Indeed, the adoption of strong ethical reporting demarcates sensationalism of news from true journalism. If those values are adopted across the board, the press will have accomplished its primary aim: that of being free to inform but in a responsible way in our democratic society.”