A global network of women communicators & researchers. With 14 national chapters and members in 54 countries, IAWRT strives to meet the urgent global challenges faced by women in and around the media. It was established in the aftermath of World War II, see The History of IAWRT or IAWRT@ 60
We asked members to communicate about a crucial issue in their region and what women in media can do.
Nancy Cohen-koan asks: should we as women writers load up our quiver and send that arrow of truth out faster and with more urgency than ever before?
The story of a broadcast journalist who has struggled for the inclusion of women’s voices in the media amidst military rule in Thailand
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The 2017 Biennial Conference Report is now available
Diana Iulia Nastasia joins IAWRT board
Diana Iulia Nastasia from the IAWRT-USA chapter has joined the international board of IAWRT.
The IAWRT Safety Handbook for Women Journalists, launched in November 2017.
Ronalyn V. Olea takes a look at what the handbook can do for female media workers.
Mumbai-based investigative freelance journalist Rana Ayyub became the subject of online threats after a parody account on Twitter in April falsely attributed a quote defending child rapists to her.
Awards ceremony to honor 30 Champions of Change including IAWRT's Sheila Dallas Kazman.
The #MeToo movement has empowered women to reveal the global extent of gender violence and harassment, but revelation in itself does not create change. "Many of us feel powerless in all this," says IAWRT South Africa Chapter head Makganwana Mokgalong.
So IAWRT - South African chapter supported a young woman's birthday initiative as part of its contribution to the #MeToo movement. This poetic sharing is Mantedieng Mamabolo's #MeToo.
Applications are open for the 2018 IAWRT/FOKUS Scholarships for Studies or Training. Deadline is 13 May 2018.
The London Feminist Film Festival is returning this year for its 5th edition and is looking for feminist films from around the globe.
This story of one women shows how Ugandan women's subservient status in intimate relationships creates a barrier to protecting them from domestic violence, and from being isolated if they become infected with HIV/AIDS.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has registerered more than 60 cases of rights abuses against women journalists reporting about women's rights in more than 20 countries
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Ending violence against women and enhancing women’s representation in and access to the media is a key concern in and around the Commission on the Status of Women in 2018.
With these two areas converging in the form of cyber violence against women and girls (Cyber-VAWG) or technology-related violence against women, IAWRT and Gender Links held a Parallel Event #MetooOnline - Workshopping Solutions to Counter Cyber Violence Against Women on 16 March 2018.
