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IAWRT joins the fourth estate and the world in celebrating the work of courageous women and men who have contributed significantly to positive transformation of society.

Women in agriculture in Kenya have found ways of securing their livelihoods while adjusting to the effects of climate change.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is calling on its ABU members, ABU affiliate members and their former staff to nominate personalities in all segments of the broadcasting industry within t

Rachelle OneFamily Miller, a female candidate who ran for US Presidential post in 2000 calls for journalists to cover election stories as it relates to gender imbalance in governance that ultimately t

The film "Verdades Verdaderas" or "True Truths," about the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina who sought answers when their children and grandchildren

In time for the International Women’s Day, the mHealth Alliance announced the US$9.9 million commitment that the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has made to support the use o

"This is the century to end discrimination and violence against women. The time is now. Equality depends on each of us.

On 26th March 2012, during his official visit to India, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, Mr. Christof Heyns, visited Kashmir.

The Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication, Pondicherry University, in collaboration with the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) ¬– India Chapter o

National League for Democracy (NLD) leader, Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, swept the poll at the April 1, 2012 election in Myanmar, garnering 43 seats (contested 44 out of 45) in the parliament.

Earth Hour is a worldwide event that is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is held annually every last Saturday of March.

The IAWRT Members are invited to join and send their entries to the 9th edition of International Women’s Festival “KIN” (Armenian woman), which will be held on 1-5 December 2012 in Yer

The Asian Center for Women’s Studies at Ewha Woman’s University is calling for applicants for the Ewha Global Empowerment Program (EGEP) 2012 summer. EGEP is a two-week program th

In solidarity with more than 5,200 cities and towns in about 135 counties worldwide taking a stand on the climate change and ultimately in creating a sustainable future, let’s turn our LIGHTS OFF

3/15/2012 // As negotiations at the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women ended, Norway's UN Ambassador Morten Wetland delivered a strong statement in defence of gender equality and

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) Round 9 has launched a challenge to provide new communication approaches that will tell the wor

New website on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was launched on 20 March 2012.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2012 fellowship program.

The Women’s International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-WIN) will organize the 8th annual International Women’s Day Broadcast Campaign.

Transitions Online (TOL), a nonprofit organization based in Czech Republic, established to strengthen the professionalism, independence and impact of the news media in the post-communist countr

Today marks the 101th International Women’s Day. The world Economic Forum has reported that 85% of countries have improved conditions for women over the past six years.

A Message from the UN WOMEN Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet.

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) that aims to celebrate diversity in film by providing a forum for independent Asian-Canadian and Asian-American filmmakers to showcase their work to Asian and

The Norwegian Women’s Public Health Association in collaboration with women in Ethiopia has established Women Health Association in Ethiopia.

Women are often the first to suffer the impact of climate change: seeing their crops destroyed by floods and then drought, or having their livelihoods destroyed when infrastructure is damaged.

On Wednesday, 29 February at this year's Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations, IAWRT brought together 5 women actively involved in using media to improve the lives of women.

The 56th Commission on the Status of Women Conference (CSW56) got underway at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday.

It is with great pleasure and humility that I write my first column as president of IAWRT.