COVID-19 has, in a matter of months, infected over a million people, torn apart families and societies, and destabilized economies. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has revised Africa’s growth downwards, from 3.2% to 2%, and African economies will likely need a stimulus of $100 billion. This does not even take into consideration…
Esther Armah, Director of EAA Media Productions was one of the Panelists on the ‘#MeToo in Africa: Global Solutions for Sexual Harassment’ panel at AWiM19 in Nairobi. Her panel featured Kenyan journalist Rachel Ombaka. Inspired by Rachel’s presentation that highlighted four specific sexual harassment actions that occur within Kenya’s media houses, Esther connected with Rachel…
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As we move close to the fourth conference scheduled for July 29-31 in South Africa (here’s the concept of AWiM 2020 [PDF] )we are delighted at the realization that the AWiM family is growing. Therefore, we invite applications for a qualified person for a full-time role of a Media and Communications Officer! The officer, who…
AWiM2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19. Click here for more information!!! Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2020 Summit (AWiM2020) Reimagining Futures: Women in Media, Peace and Technologies Johannesburg, South Africa *Registration opens 28 February 2020 African Women in Media (AWiM) is pleased to bring you our fourth annual conference, which aims…
Queenter Mbori-Saina is the president of the Standard Group Women Network, in Kenya’s second-largest media house (Standard Media Group). The network came into existence when the country was still struggling with the one-third representation of women in parliament. The situation of women in positions of power in the media was not better either. In the…
Creating a story that can drive advocacy or an issue is every communications professional’s nightmare. They find themselves wondering: What are the elements of a powerful story? What’s empathy got to do with it? How do I find characters for my story for my advocacy? Well, Sara Murphy and Piper Hendricks have it all figured…
Scheaffer Okore occupies space, and that is evident on her Twitter account. In her presentation at AWiM19, she stated: “Women are people and their coverage should start from changing the patriarchal structure that media is anchored on” She has a guide on what reporters should not do when reporting about women as shown below https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanWomeninMedia/women-framing-in-media-scheaffer-okore
In 2017, the African Union Commission launched the gender strategy 2018-2028 [PDF]. In this presentation, Lehau Victoria Maloka showcases the work of the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) of the African Union Commission, in which the strategy is housed. Ms. Maloka is the Acting Director of WGDD. WGDD was created in 2000. The Women,…
Kenyan female news anchors have been labeled “sirens”, “TV girls”, socialites” and other names. Does the public view of women in broadcast influence their career choices? A study conducted by Ms Robi Koki Ochieng’ from the United States International University in Kenya, interrogates these ‘unspoken rules’ that determine the employment and deployment of women journalists…
Abimbola Duro David, a PhD student from Birmingham City University talked to AWiM about his research. He said that the problem of domestic violence against women and its representation in the Nigerian media continues to be a persistent problem which has existed since the 1970s and there is little or no evidence of its decline….
Pregnant women and mums in Africa are continually seeking parenting information online. Isis Nyong’o, a media entrepreneur knows this all too well. Leveraging on her experience working with globally acclaimed brands such as InMobi, MTV and Google, she founded MumsVillage. The site is working to fill this gap to help expectant women make informed choices…
