The AWiM/UNESCO Peace and Security journalism programme aims at enhancing the capacity of African female journalists on reporting peace and security. It aims to build the capacity of African women journalists to apply solutions journalism to reporting on women’s issues in peace and security. The project started by capacity training of selected journalists in solutions…
Women remain significantly underrepresented in editorial leadership roles and news coverage, their voices muted in an industry dominated by men. In countries with multi-racial populations, women of colour experience even greater marginalisation in news leadership and coverage. This culture of exclusion has had a knock-on effect on women’s news consumption which is in significant decline….
Gulnar Esmat remembers when the symptoms started. One after the other like dominoes. Nothing felt right. Doctors said it was anxiety, but she was never an anxious person. They claimed the insomnia was just another symptom, but she was always a fast sleeper. Some even concluded it was a nervous breakdown. The medications helped, but…
With the rising cases of sexual assault, one Nigerian woman lawyer decided to come up with a mobile app to put this to a stop. Moved by her personal experience as well as that of her childhood best friend who was raped and compelled not to speak up for fear of stigmatization, Omowumi Ogunrotimi, a…
Whether it be a Facebook post, a tweet or photo uploaded on Instagram, users of digital platforms are always producing, sharing and consuming information online. Digital content creation is an increasingly profitable sector. Advertisers spent US$500 million in podcast advertising alone. TikTok was named Brand of the Year for 2020, ending the year with……...
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Read the full report here. ‘I couldn’t meet my bosses sexual wish and lower my dignity or break-up my family. I was repeatedly bullied and feared that for my own security I would almost leave my job. Misogyny is discouraging and can lead one to leave journalism’. In a male-dominated news industry, African women struggle……...
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Take away infrastructure deficits, costs or lack of digital skills and the fear of technology ranks top among reasons why potential users dismiss or are hesitant about its adoption. Perhaps the media is to blame, films like The Matrix or more recently, Netflix’s The Social Dilemma that have us questioning what we really know about……...
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This study was supported by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication. Click here to download the full report: Impact of COVID19 on East African Women Journalists EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The threat posed by coronavirus has propelled journalists to the frontline as information purveyors to a world struggling to come to terms with the pandemic……...
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Women-led businesses and entrepreneurs grapple with several challenges that constrain their growth and profitability. But a woman-led public relations firm is paying it forward and offering a complimentary mentorship programme to women-led and owned tech startups in Africa. Headquartered in the concrete jungle of New York, C Moore Media is the brains behind the……...
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