The Diputación de Badajoz has confirmed that the fifth National Congress on communication about equality and violence against women will take place on 5 and 6 November 2026 in Puebla de la Calzada . The two-day in-person event will be held at the town’s Casa de la Cultura in the province of Badajoz (Extremadura). According to the organisers, the event is aimed at professionals in journalism and communications, public administration employees, staff of equality offices, civil society organisations, students and other interested people; places are available until filled.
The congress is entitled “V Congreso Nacional de Comunicación en materia de Violencia de Género e Igualdad” and is framed by the guiding question “¿Ha muerto el feminismo?”. According to the organisers, the programme will explore how equality issues are communicated in the media and the professional standards that apply to reporting on violence against women. It will include opening presentations, panel discussions, working groups and additional formats aimed at producing practical guidance for newsrooms, institutions and associations.
The focus is on strategies to counter disinformation, analysis of reactive discourse and ways of dealing with polarising narratives which, in the organisers’ view, call into question progress on women’s rights. This builds on previous editions, which sought to strengthen links between research, journalistic practice and prevention in Extremadura and beyond. The aim is to feed insights from national debates back into the day-to-day work of local and regional actors.
The Diputación de Badajoz also presents the meeting as a platform for exchange between public authorities and civil society. This includes accounts of experience from municipal equality structures, insights into support services for victims of violence and discussions of communication guidelines that take both victim protection and public awareness into account. The organisers have announced that detailed daily programmes and practical information are available in their materials.
By holding the congress in Puebla de la Calzada, the province of Badajoz is building on an established tradition: the recurring event brings together expertise from the media, public administration and associations, and anchors it in the Extremadura region. The aim is to strengthen professional standards, clarify responsibilities and test working practices that can be applied directly in newsrooms and public authorities.
The congress will take place on 5 and 6 November 2026. The venue is the Casa de la Cultura in Puebla de la Calzada.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).