Ionela Băluță

Ionela Băluță is a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Bucharest and a specialist in gender studies. She focuses on the intersection of media, gender, and violence, critiquing how journalism often perpetuates harmful stereotypes about women. Băluță advocates for improved media practices that better understand and contextualize gender-based violence, arguing for the necessity of professional training in gender sensitivity for journalists to prevent the normalization of violence against women.