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
Informative and Sobering
Patience Wirngo from Cameroon writes: Parents can Deter their Children from Falling Prey to Human Trafficking
The IAWRT President Gunilla Ivarsson has announced an extended deadline to appy for a 2017 IAWRT /FOKUS Scholarship for Studies.
2017 is election time for the 7 positions on the IAWRT International Board.
Documentary wins its first award at the Kashmir World Film Festival.
The IAWRT's 2017 documentary, Velvet Revolution, has been selected as best film in the Feature Length Documentary section.
The UN is preparing a report on ways to deal with online attacks on women.
IAWRT's Uganda Chapter is working on implementing strategies to improve media gender recogition and representation.
Tackling Gender Bias in Media Industries. Join Zonta International and the International Association of Women in Radio and Television – USA Chapter for this parallel event.
The 2017 Biennial Conference Report is now available
The 14th Asian Women's Film Festival will be held from 5-7 March 2018.
This is a central theme running through a selection of films made by women from The Philippines, which will be showcased in screenings at India's Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films (MIFF) in late January.
The selection has been jointly curated by IAWRT members Ilang Ilang Quijano (Manila) and Reena Mohan (New Delhi) and includes classics such as Tondo, Beloved: To What are the Poor Born? (2011), Jazz in Love (2013) and Nick and Chai (2014).
Diana Iulia Nastasia joins IAWRT board
Diana Iulia Nastasia from the IAWRT-USA chapter has joined the international board of IAWRT.
NGO CSW/NY has created an online orientation video series for those who are new to the Commission on the Status of Women.
The sixty-second session of the CSW (2018) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 12 to 23 March 2018.
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.
By Sarah Nakibuuka Bakehena
The IAWRT Uganda Chapter held a ‘Safety Training Workshop on safety measures and protection for female journalists
