The International Association of Women in Radio & Television

A vibrant international network of media women or researchers, in television, film, radio and online journalism. We run media projects and a biennial conference on gender media issues that includes screenings and professional training. Click here for The History of IAWRT or IAWRT@ 60

UN Addresses Media and Women

IAWRT and partners at Commission on the Status of Women CSW62, New York, USA, 2018. "Speak to government, network, respect and recognise each other - move from words to action."

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An Unprecedented Number of Events

Safety & Empowerment for Women in Media

Sudden Death of Newly Elected IAWRT Board Member

1 May 1982 - 30 November 2017

By Violet Gonda, IAWRT President

It is with profound shock and sadness that IAWRT announces the sudden death of Yasmine Ryan, the newly elected IAWRT board member from New Zealand. We have been informed that our friend and colleague died in Turkey on Thursday morning.

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News

26 Oct 2017

Evaluating the future of IAWRT

The future direction of IAWRT for 2018 and 9 will be workshopped

at the upcoming Biennial, being held in the Philippines' Quezon city in Metro Manila. On November 11, the members meeting will be discussing the latest evaluation commissioned by IAWRT's main funder, FOKUS in Norway.

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4 Oct 2017

Philippines

A Voice for People Affected by Southern Philippines Conflict

Ongoing Man-Made Crisis. By Marvie Matura

A special narrowcast episode of the Radyo Tacloban Project in Cebu City has discussed the situation of Muslims and indigenous people in Mindanao

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23 Sep 2017

Register for the IAWRT Biennial

IAWRT 37^th Biennial beckons you

by Geeta Sahai

The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) in collaboration with IAWRT Philippines is organising its 37th Biennial Conference. It is to be held in Quezon City, The Philippines, from 9-11 November 2017.

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7 Sep 2017

Documentary Executive Producer sought

IAWRT is seeking member applications for the position of Executive Producer for the next IAWRT long documentary.

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30 Aug 2017

Apply for IAWRT / FOKUS Scholarships

Now includes fundraising skills for media projects

The IAWRT President Gunilla Ivarsson has announced an extended deadline to appy for a 2017 IAWRT /FOKUS Scholarship for Studies.

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23 Jan 2018

New Board member for IAWRT

Diana Iulia Nastasia joins IAWRT board

Diana Iulia Nastasia from the IAWRT-USA chapter has joined the international board of IAWRT.

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20 Jan 2018

Video Assistance for CSW

NGO CSW/NY has created an online orientation video series for those who are new to the Commission on the Status of Women.

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17 Jan 2018

Commission on the Status of Women 62

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.

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15 Jan 2018

Heartened by women defying restrictions to participate in radio

Archana Kapoor

IAWRT board member

Archana is a Filmmaker & Broadcaster, based in New Delhi, India.

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4 Dec 2017

Philippines

Handbook a 'must-read' for women journalists

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.

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4 Dec 2017

Uganda

Uganda Journalists Safety training

Take care of personal safety before your equipment

By Sarah Nakibuuka Bakehena

The IAWRT Uganda Chapter held a ‘Safety Training Workshop on safety measures and protection for female journalists

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1 Dec 2017

GONE TOO SOON: Yasmine Ryan

Sudden Death of Newly Elected IAWRT Board Member

1 May 1982 - 30 November 2017

By Violet Gonda, IAWRT President

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25 Nov 2017

Apply to be Part of a Global Documentary now!

There is still time for IAWRT members to apply to produce a segment of the IAWRT long form global documentary, Women Covering Conflict: the invisible stories. The documentary will be completed in 2018. You are invited to propose 10-minute documentary film stories based on the theme of making the invisible visible, set in your own cultural contexts. Proposals are being received

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25 Nov 2017

Women's News from Africa

WINGS increases its focus on Africa

The Women's International News Service now has active correspondents in Kenya, Uganda, and Cameroon, and occasional reports from Zimbabwe, Ghana, and South Africa.