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
Fifty-one films from 15 Asian countries, all directed by women filmmakers, will be screened at the 16th edition of the IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival from March 5 to March 7 in New Delhi.
The festival will showcase the work of women directors from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Doha, Iran, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Taiwan and Turkey.
أطلق الاتحاد الدولي للنساء العاملات في الإذاعة والتلفزيون بالتعاون مع المركز الدولي للصحافة والإعلام بجامعة أوسلو، طبعة محدثة باللغة العربية من دليل السلامة للصحفيات، الذي نشر بدعم من اليونسكو، تحت عنوان "ماذا لو...؟".
The handbook is written by IAWRT Vice President Abeer Saady. The Arabic edition is edited by Emad Nasif.
IAWRT, in cooperation with The Journalism and Media International Center (JMIC) of Oslo Met. University has launched an updated Arabic-language edition of the Safety handbook for Women Journalists.
IAWRT urges women journalists to continue to work and fight for gender equality in media and the world
Despite some inroads in gender equality in media, women in media today continue to face all sorts of attacks, harassments and threats – in person and online.
IAWRT salutes all women who work and inspire changes to build the world we want to see.
On Countering Negative Social Norms and Discriminatory Practices
The discussion will revolve on addressing governments and international organizations actions to promote a balanced portrayal of women and girls and their multiple roles in the media.
NGO CSW monthly meeting in January discussed creating a gender-equal world through participation and accountability
by Marry Ferreira Busquet
The sixty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is to be held at the UN in New York from 9 to 20 March 2020.
Justice for all journalist killings:
Statement as the Philippines, and the world, awaited the the verdict in the Ampatuan massacre, after 10 years of waiting.
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November
Media and women are being targeted in the midst of a governmet crackdown on mass demonstrations.
Our Iraq Kurdistan chapter reports that the targeting is happeneing as thousands of Iraqis demonstrate against government corruption, failing state services and a lack of job opportunities.
Countless women still experience fear and are threatened when exercising their rights to freedom of expression on the internet despite the United Nations recognition that such rights are the same online as in real life.
Female journalists, for example, have many negative experiences with online expression and this is one of the reasons for the Workshop on Teaching Gender in Journalism and Media Studies was organised in Indonesia.
By Lynda Garcia
IAWRT has officially launched our new international office
The launch in Quezon city in the Philippineswas part of a forum entitled Women Journalists Fight Back.
Qudsia Mahtab Mehmood
Islamabad, Pakistan
Development Journalist
