The International Association of Women in Radio & Television

“We are done pandering to the egos of change-resistant influential men in the hope that our gentle lead will eventually encourage them to join us on a meander toward gender equality in the news business.”

By AN OPEN LETTER June 19, 2018 Shared from niemanlab.org

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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.

A birthday Initiative

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.