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Controversial proposal by Italy’s Rai to create separate male and female TV channels sparks fury

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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epa06601352 The regent secretary of Italian party 'Partito Democratico' (PD / Democratic Party), Maurizio Martina sits in a chair during the recording of Rai TV program 'Porta a Porta' hosted by journalist Bruno Vespa, in Rome, 13 March 2018. EPA-EFE/GIUSEPPE LAMI

Italian state broadcaster Rai has sparked fury over a proposal to create separate male and female TV channels.

A reorganisation of some of the company’s channels as part of its strategic plan could result in one airing shows and films geared more towards men, and one aimed at women.

A source at Rai said the plan was about repositioning programmes to better target male and female audiences, rather than gender segregation, but the potential move has been lambasted by opposition MPs and women’s groups.

“This is frankly incomprehensible,” Salvatore Margiotta, a senator with the centre-left Democratic party who sits on the broadcaster’s parliamentary supervisory committee, said.

“As we try to overcome gender discrimination, in 2019, having one public channel that is dedicated to a female audience and another to a male audience is crazy. But it seems to be in line with the subculture of this government.”

Via The Guardian

Topics ItalyMediaRai