Gender in the media
Gender equality in and through the media is essential in achieving our goal: journalists function as change agents and contribute to a diverse and professional media landscape.
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Safe haven from the trolls: A network for Pakistani women journalists
Many journalists in Pakistan face online harassment and in the case of women, the abuse they get is often sexual in nature.
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Gender-based violence against female journalists: A ‘double attack’
Each year, journalists face threats and are even killed for reporting the news. Female journalists face an extra risk: that of being a woman.
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Changing female presence in the Nepali media
How one woman can make a difference for female journalists in Nepal.
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Gender in the media projects
'It's important that we analyse why women are less represented in decision making positions and come up with interventions to create equal opportunities for women.'
Leon Willems, director of Free Press Unlimited
