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…
The AWIM Conference 2019 is one event that cannot be forgotten in a hurry. From its dream destination of Kenya, Nairobi to the amazing crop of speakers, partners, facilitators and panelists, many players in media left with a renewed vigour to make a difference locally and internationally. The second edition of the AWIM awards which…
In 2017, Kenyan sex workers submitted a report entitled Aren’t We Also Women [PDF] The report identified five priority issues that represented the government policies they deemed repressive to them. These policies fueled and justified violence against them. In the document, the women complained of being treated poorly when they seek healthcare, are arbitrarily arrested….
Agwang Aidah, an advocacy manager of Child’s i Foundation in Uganda knows a thing or two about running a successful multi media campaign on a budget for a Non-Governmental Organization. In her experience, the NGO world has tight budgets yet there are demands for results. It is in this context that she advises communication professionals…
Hanna Ojo, a reporter from Nigeria has experienced misinformation first hand. “In Africa, misinformation is a social phenomenon enabled by technology,” she told delegates at the AWiM19 Conference that took place in July 25-27, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. Indeed, this is a global concern for journalism and society. Disinformation has been established to cause social…
The MeToo era awakened the whole world to sexual harassment, not only in the entertainment industry where the allegations began, but also in the corporate spaces. Journalists report on chronicles of sexual harassment (such as MeToo) when they themselves have endured it. Jane Godia, the Gender, Development and the Programme Manager Women in News (WIN)…
Telling science and environmental stories remains a challenge for many journalists in Africa. It is even harder when it is an investigative piece. However, Joys Kimani— Kenyan journalist— has surmounted these challenges: she applied for and gotten funding with which she reported on the china ban on ivory and how that impacted on environmental conservation….
Two weeks ago, one of AWIM speakers— Anna Nimiriano, editor in Chief of Juba Monitor— summarized what she and other colleagues talked about concerning the inequality of women in the media in Africa. One of the panelists, Joy Kaguri, a human resource executive from Kenya’s Standard Media Group, now gives a step by step account…
Meet Culton Scovia, a broadcast journalist from Uganda whose pitch on African Free Movement earned her one of the highly coveted AWIM Awards with a grant of $2000. In this edition of AWIM Spotlight, Culton shares the story behind THE story. Please tell us about yourself I am a broadcast journalist, currently working with BBS…
By Anna Namiriano, Editor In Chief of the Juba Monitor It is hardly newsworthy that women are grossly underrepresented in the media in Africa. In Sub Saharan Africa, women only make 5 percent of top management [PDF] according to a 2011 global media report by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF); in some countries, especially war…
