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Women and Leadership in the News Media 2020: Evidence from Ten Markets

Simge Andi, Meera Selva, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2020), 6 pp.

"In this RISJ factsheet we analyse the gender break-down of top editors in a strategic sample of 200 major online and offline news outlets in ten different markets across four continents.Looking at a sample of ten top online news outlets and ten top offline news outlets in each of these ten markets, ... more

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Women's Activism and New Media in the Arab World

Ahmed Khalid Al-Rawi

Albany: State University of New York Press (2020), xiv, 152 pp.

"Following the Arab Spring events in 2011, a number of important women's social movements as well as female figures and online communities emerged to create positive change and demand equality with men. In Women's Activism and New Media in the Arab World author Ahmed Al-Rawi discusses and maps out n ... more

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Gender Aspects of Employment and Career in the Media Sector of Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine: Comparative Analysis

Stockholm; Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2020), 28 pp.

"Since 2016, Fojo Media Institute, together with local partners, has investigated media landscapes in Eastern Europe from a gender perspective, to find out how women and men in the industry perceive their work life: What are their options to have influence and a fulfilling career? What are the diffe ... more

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Legal Frameworks: The Nexus of Gender-Based Violence and Media

Emma Lygnerud Boberg

International Media Support (IMS) (2020), 10 pp.

"All the international and legal frameworks outlined above demonstrate concrete entry points for collaboration between women’s rights organisation and media for the elimination of gender-based violence. Media can challenge stereotypes and patriarchal structure through gender-sensitive reporting an ... more

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After the Storm: How to Restore Policy Dialogue and Supportive Discourse Against Gender-Based Violence Online in Bulgaria

Sofia: Bluelink Foundation (2020), 28 pp.

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Latinx Feminist Activism for the Safety of Women Journalists

Aimée Vega Montiel

In: The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Communication

Marnel Niles Goins, Joan Faber McAlister, Bryant Keith Alexander (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), 10 pp.

"Gender-based violence against women journalists has increased dramatically, both offline and online. These professionals face more barriers to performing their roles in safe conditions. Slow progress has been made by governments and news media industries to protect women journalists. Most of the pr ... more

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Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Caroline Criado-Perez

London: Vintage (2020), xv, 411 pp.

"Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. It exposes the gender data gap - a gap in our knowledge that is at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women, and that has created a pervasive but invisible ... more

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Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook
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UNFPA Arab States Regional Humanitarian Response Hub, 2nd ed. (2020), 35 pp.

"By not adhering to rigid standards of professionalism, journalists can unwittingly become part of the problem, causing further trauma to survivors and allowing perpetrators to evade prosecution [...] This handbook was developed to help journalists report on gender-based violence (GBV) with greater ... more

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Cobertura mediática para casos de violencia de género en Puerto Rico: Guía para periodistas y profesionales de la comunicación

San Juan, Puerto Rico: Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres (2020), 22 pp.

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Alternate Realities, Alternate Internets: African Feminist Research for a Feminist Internet

Neema Iyer, Bonnita Nyamwire, Sandra Nabulega

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2020), 50 pp.

"For the past decade, internet connectivity has been praised for its potential to close the gender gap in Africa. Among the many benefits of digitalization, digital tools enable groups that are marginalized across the intersections of gender, race, sex, class, religion, ability and nationality to pr ... more

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Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes, and Consequences of Gender Equality in and Through the News Media
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Monika Djerf-Pierre, Maria Edström (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom (2020), 338 pp.

"Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe addresses longstanding questions in the study of gender equality in media content and media organisations across countries and over time. Drawing on data from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), European Institute for Gender Equality (EIG ... more

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Women and News: An Overview of Audience Behaviour in 11 Countries
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Meera Selva, Simge Andi

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2020), 43 pp.

"This report [...] presents a bespoke analysis of how women around the world consume and perceive news, based on data on audience behaviour from 11 countries featured in the 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News Report: Kenya, South Africa, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Finland, Germa ... more

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Navigating a Changing World: Media's Gendered Prism

International Media Support (IMS) (2020)

"On this site, you will navigate through a diverse selection of fabulous journalism produced by IMS partners worldwide during the years 2015-2020. With affection, sharpness, passion, challenge, and – sometimes – satire, these entries address the violations and resistance that occur as consequenc ... more

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Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP): Impact Assessment Survey Report

Lagos: Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ); Free Press Unlimited (2020), 14 pp.

"Findings from the survey revealed that the Report Women FRLP has achieved its goal exceptionally. It equipped the fellows with knowledge and capability for leadership with evidence of increased visibility for the fellows as leaders in their newsrooms. It opened opportunities for personal and profes ... more

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Life in Lulu: How Can Radio Drama Shift Peoples’ Perceptions Around Violence and Support Women to Resolve Disputes?

London: BBC Media Action (2020), 11 pp.

"There is evidence that [the radio drama series] 'Life in Lulu' had a strong impact on women’s attitudes and inspired female listeners to resolve conflicts non-violently and encourage others to do the same. This seems to be driven by having characters that are engaging to women and storylines that ... more

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Work-related sexual harassment and coping techniques: The case of Indonesian female journalists

Deborah N. Simorangkir

Media Asia, volume 47, issue 1-2 (2020), pp. 23-33

"Female journalists make up only between five to 10 percent of the total journalists in Indonesia. Consequently, this often gives women little bargaining power in the workplace. This research analyzes the prevalence and nature of sexual harassment experienced by Indonesian female journalists, as wel ... more

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What foolish risks we took

Gill Martin

British Journalism Review, volume 31, issue 4 (2020), pp. 45-50

"A former news reporter looks back with horror at the news desk assignments that placed young women journalists in danger." (Abstract)

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#MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms

Trond Idås, Kristin Skare Orgeret, Klas Backholm

Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 1 (2020), pp. 57-67

"This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ prof ... more

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Suffering in Silence: The Resilience of Pakistan’s Female Journalists to Combat Sexual Harassment, Threats and Discrimination

Sadia Jamil

Journalism Practice, volume 15, issue 2 (2020), pp. 150-170

"Pakistan’s journalists confront severe safety risks across the country and impunity to crimes against them allows the perpetrators to go unpunished. Now the country is recognized as one of the deadliest places for working journalists in the world. Given this situation, the Pakistani female journa ... more

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The Portrayal of Victims of Intimate Femicide in the South African Media

Amanda Spies

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 12, issue 1 (2020), pp. 41-59

"This article reflects on the murders of Reeva Steenkamp (2013), Jayde Panayiotou (2015), Susan Rhode (2016) and Karabo Mokoena (2017) and questions how victims of intimate femicide are portrayed in the South African media. Media reporting on intimate femicide clearly illustrates how the murder of w ... more

Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook Key Guidance

Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes, and Consequences of Gender Equality in and Through the News Media Top Insights

Women and News: An Overview of Audience Behaviour in 11 Countries Top Insights

Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook
Key Guidance

Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes, and Consequences of Gender Equality in and Through the News Media
Top Insights

Women and News: An Overview of Audience Behaviour in 11 Countries
Top Insights