Gender equality has stalled since it came under intense scrutiny 30 years ago at a major international gathering, the latest Global Media Monitoring Project has found. The findings were released on Sept. 4, said the World Association for Christian Communication, the coordinator of the Global Media Monitoring Project Network dialogue, "Half the world, a quarter of the news." "Media is one of most powerful forces shaping public discourse, democracy, and accountability," said Sara Speicher, World Association for Christian Communication deputy general secretary. Conducted every five years for the past 30 years, the Global Media Monitoring Project surveys how women are represented, portrayed, and engaged as subjects, sources, and reporters, in comparison to men. The Global Media Monitoring Project 2025 findings come as the world is marking 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women.