MultiChoice Zimbabwe celebrates women’s progress

24 Mar, 2023 - 00:03 0 Views
MultiChoice Zimbabwe celebrates women’s progress Ms Liz Dziva

Suburban

MultiChoice Zimbabwe says the women’s month celebrations has compelled the company to reflect on the progress that women in arts have made, which has mostly been positive as more women are now involved and taking leading roles in the arts sector.

Peter Tanyanyiwa Suburban Reporter

The world of arts and entertainment is a powerful sector which provides a solid foundation for the empowerment of women as business leaders.

MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations manager Liz Dziva said the celebration of women’s month throughout March provides an opportunity to consider the role being played in women’s empowerment in the arts and entertainment sector, where more women are taking positions of decision-making and leadership.

“Women have long been instrumental in making this sector a key player in the world economy and more and more of them are taking up positions of leadership, thus shaping the future of the sector and contributing to growth and development of economies and communities. 

“Arts and entertainment is not just about gloss and glitz. It’s a sector where women can guide, direct and foster growth, letting us all see how it’s not about helping people pass time but a means of viewing our world and shaping our world. Gender barriers and gaps can easily be demolished in this sector, and indeed they have been,” said Dziva.

She added that programming on the DStv platform has been successful in projecting women not only in front of camera but also behind it and in every area involved in the broadcast and production sphere. On camera there has been significant progress in showing strong women on equal terms with men.

“Film is a mirror of society and the changes of recent years and decades are seen on screen, making platforms such as DStv catalysts for changing opinions and stimulating ideas and innovation,” said Dziva. 

She said Africa had seen huge growth in commercial filmmaking with Nollywood generating over $6.4 billion in revenue and more than 2 500 films a year.

“People are recognising the importance of gender equality and of women being given opportunities that would have been completely inaccessible in the past. The DStv platform encourages women not to be deterred by the challenges they meet in the industry but to move forward, have faith in themselves, their scripts and their work and embrace the power of networking.”

MultiChoice Zimbabwe believes that women’s involvement in all aspects of the film industry, including writing, directing, producing, and acting, is on the increase and the successes scored to date inspire and encourage women to go further in a future that is fairer and more inclusive.

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