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Cracking the Glass Ceiling in Myanmar Media
In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change
Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 243-250
"Pre-publication censorship has been abolished, private journals and papers abound (although the issue of consolidation caused by financial strains is another matter) and, depending on your calculations, there are between 2,000 and 5,000 accredited journalists in Myanmar, at least half of whom are w
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The Status of Women Journalists at Jordan’s Media Institutions
International Media Support (IMS) (2018), 35 pp.
"The study concluded that women have faced and are still facing hindrances driven by gender-based discrimination that have limited their number, dimined their role as journalists and restricted their prospects of professional development. The percentage of women at media organisations is less than 2
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Changing Forms and Platforms of Misogyny: Sexual Harassment of Women Journalists on Twitter
Media Watch, volume 9, issue 3 (2018), pp. 472-485
"Across time, in a variety of forms and spaces -from homes and workplaces to digital domains of social media- women have become victims of male dominance. So also are the other vulnerable sections that suffer multi-layered abuse, and endure sexual harassment in social media. Yet, this phenomenon is
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Why do we have to search for a line here and there on safety for women journalists?
Australian Journalism Review, volume 40, issue 2 (2018), pp. 67-71
"1,010 journalists have been killed in the last decade, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, with nine out of 10 cases remaining unresolved (Guterres, 2018). Imprisonments alone total more than three times the annual death toll, and the number of journalists in jail across the globe i
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Tackling gendered violence online: Evaluating digital safety strategies for women journalists
Australian Journalism Review, volume 40, issue 2 (2018), pp. 73-89
"While many reporters regularly experience online violence, women journalists are more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted for abusive comments and image focused, violently sexualised aggression. With such gendered violence having serious implications for media freedom, diversity and
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Women in News Somalia
Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 5 pp.
"Women in News Somalia aims to increase women’s leadership and voices in the media. It does so by equipping women journalists and editors with the skills, strategies, and support networks to take on greater leadership positions within their media. Through a two-year programme (2015-2017) twelve wo
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Attacks and Harassment: The Impact on Female Journalists and Their Reporting
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF); Troll-Busters.com (2018), 50 pp.
"Survey respondents stated that online attacks have become more visible and coordinated in the past five years, particularly with a rise of nationalism around the world and the use of digital networks to thwart political processes. Extremists, online manipulators and antagonists use online channels
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"The study found that overall, journalism in Somalia falls far short of the fifth UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The study demonstrates that if the current conditions for women in Somalia’s media remain unaddressed, the country wi
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Contemporary BRICS Journalism: Non-Western Media in Transition
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2018), xiv, 273 pp.
"Contemporary BRICS Journalism: Non-Western Media in Transition is the first comparative study of professional journalists working in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). The book presents a range of insider perspectives, offering a valuable insight into the nature of jo
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Toward Gender Equality: Women and the Media in Vietnam
Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 36 pp.
"The Gender-in-Media Landscape Study (Vietnam) aims to inform the activities of the Southeast Asia Media Training Network by exploring gender equity in the media workplace. Towards this end, data was gathered through a broad survey and multiple focus group discussions. The survey found: More women w
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Gender and media: A holistic agenda
Media Development (WACC), volume 65, issue 1 (2018), 47 pp.
"[...] WACC’s own Strategic Plan 2017-2021 includes the goal “To support civil society in the Global South to combat sexism in the media.” In part, WACC does so through its acclaimed Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) and other initiatives that generate evidence on the gender dimensions of
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Violence Against Women Journalists—Online and Offline
In: Setting the Gender Agenda for Communication Policy: New Proposals from the Global Alliance on Media and Gender
Paris: UNESCO; Global Alliance on Media and Gender (2018), pp. 75-92
"It is crucial that any initiatives focussing on the safety of women journalists exist within the broader framework of conversations aimed at meeting the specific targets of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, and recognize that much
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"This handbook has been produced by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) to help media managers successfully manage diverse teams, with a focus on gender diversity. It is hoped that it will assist managers to be more gender 'aware' in their day to day management decisio
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Toward Gender Equity: Women and Media in Cambodia
Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 45 pp.
"More men than women work in the media, including in management positions. Women have joined the industry in greater numbers in recent years, particularly through recruitment of university graduates; radio has the highest proportion of young women journalists. A higher proportion of women had full-t
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TrollBusters: Fighting Online Harassment of Women Journalists
In: Mediating Misogyny: Gender, Technology, and Harassment
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), pp. 311-332
"For women journalists, online harassment may result in emotional stress and may require legal and technological remedies to mitigate the damage caused to their identity and reputation. Perpetrators can use a combination of online and offline attacks that threaten the employment and safety of journa
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Women in Israeli Journalism Israel Affairs
Israel Affairs, volume 4, issue 3 (2018), pp. 500-518
"This article presents findings from investigations of acclaimed gender employment changes in Israeli journalism, focusing on two main questions: Is the feminisation process of Israeli journalism continuing? Is it improving women’s employment and occupational status? Data were gathered from two in
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