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
May 3, 5pm Manila time
International Women's Day 2021
Discussion on marginalization and stereotypes: how to build gender awareness among journalism educators
by Yanni Roxas
IAWRT USA President spoke at the International Youth Conference on June 26
The 4th edition of the International Youth Conference was held on June 25 to 27 in Lake George, New York in the US and online.
Updates: registration is still ongoing, the program is out now, and the Beijing+25 Memories & Messages e-book is now online
The Generation Equality Forum from June 30 to July 2 will be held in Paris and virtually.
New online show launched with new website
The premier episode features Hollywood actress and fellow Zimbabwean Thandiwe Newton.
The City University of New York Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism announced the third cohort of the Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms program.
Reports and videos of panel discussions published by RightsCon and Access Now
By Sarah De Leon
The first death of a journalist in India was reported on May 8, 2020
Journalists and media workers also suffer from long working hours and lack of protection from their workplaces.
Registration is open until June 27, midnight CEST.
This is the largest global feminist gathering since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.
Reporters Without Borders tallied 1 journalist and 3 media assistants killed in 2021
Threats and attacks against the media ARE increasing sharply since peace talks between the government and the Taliban began in September 2020.
Brazilian fact-checker Natália Leal and Czech investigative reporter Pavla Holcová to be honored on Nov. 9
She joined 37 journalists across US and Asia. Among them, 16 form the Asia cohort. Six were selected from the Philippines.
IAWRT India chapter member launches self-titled online programme
50 mentees take part in the Fourth Edition of the Female Journalists Mentorship Programme
By Mercy Njoroge
On press freedom, ‘information as a public good’ and misinformation and disinformation
One Boat is a forum page that is a library of hundreds of live and recorded contemplations, meditations, and interviews.
Excerpts from the Report
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Ms. Dubravka Šimonović looks to harmonize national criminal laws and systems and practices with international human rights standards in criminalizing and prosecuting rape.
Turkey’s withdrawal ushered in Convention’s 10th anniversary
The Istanbul Convention is the first international legally binding instrument to combat violence against women and domestic violence.
