3-5 May 2019, Columbia, Missouri
The RJI at the University of Missouri is hosting their annual “Women in Journalism Workshop” in May 2019 at the Smith Forum. The two-day workshop will focus on self-care and first-aid training, as well as virtual reality and preparing for violent breaking news coverage.
REPORTING GRANTS FROM IWMF ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS
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Deadline: 31 December
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) have opened applications for reporting grants focusing on Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice in the Americas.
JOIN THE FRONTLINE CLUB FOR EVENING WITH LYNSEY ADDARIO
19 November – London, UK
Join The Frontline Club for an evening with award-winning photojournalist and author Lynsey Addario as she shares her latest book “Of Love and War” – a collection of 200 photographs by Addario from across Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia across her 20 year career covering conflict.
CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS: FEMINIST OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
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Deadline: 30 November 2018
The Feminist Open Government Initiative announces the launch of a call for research proposals.
SHOWCASING GENDER AND DIVERSITY WORK OF GFMD MEMBERS
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The members of GFMD’s Women in Media working group have joined forces to organise an event on the fringes of Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in March 2019.
FRONTLINE CLUB SCREENING: INVISIBLE BATTALION + Q&A
7 November – London, England
The Frontline Club is hosting a screening in London of the “Invisible Battalion + Q&A” that tells the stories of six servicewomen fighting war in Ukraine, told by three Ukrainian film directors: Iryna Tsilyk, Svitlana Lischynska, and Alina Gorlova.
ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITY WITH REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
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Refugees International is hiring a new Senior Advocate for Women and Girls’ Rights. The successful individual will be based mainly in the company’s Washington, DC, office, but will also spend additional working in the field internationally.
FRONTLINE CLUB TALK: PHOTOGRAPHY’S METOO MOVEMENT
29 October – London, UK
Join The Frontline Club for a discussion on how the #MeToo Movement has impact the media industry, with a panel of journalists the editors, the conversation will cover a range of topics, from sexual assault and sexism to the impact that lack of diversity, to the challenges of breaking the stereotype of women in media roles.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MEDIA FOUNDATION, COURAGE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS 2018
25 Oct, 2018, New York, US
Overcoming attacks, oppression, and a stubborn glass ceiling, women journalists worldwide persevere in their pursuit of the truth. Join the IWMF as they honour the brave journalists who report on taboo topics, work in environments hostile to women, and share difficult truths.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS’ RIGHTS
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Deadline: 31 October
Refugees International is currently hiring a Senior Women and Girls’ Rights Advocate, to be based primarily in their Washington, D.C., office and with additional travel in the field for humanitarian purposes.
IWMF 2018 COURAGE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS IN NY AND DC
25 October in New York and 1 November in Washington D.C.
The Courage in Journalism Awards are taking place this year in New York City and Washington D.C, celebrating the work of female journalists from around the world.
DEADLINE FOR THE IREX COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM APPROACHING
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Deadline: 31 October
Deadline approaching for the IREX Community Solutions Program, focused on providing skills to help address issues including conflict resolution, transparency, accountability, women, and gender.
APPLICATIONS CLOSING: IWMF TEAM REPORTING FELLOWSHIP FOR FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019
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Deadline: 28 October
The deadline for IWMF’s fellowship to women in media the opportunity to build skills and progress their careers is approaching. The fellowship will take place close the US/Mexican border in February & March 2019.
IMPACT OF HARASSMENTS AND ATTACKS ON FEMALE JOURNALISTS
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Guest AdminNew IWMF/Troll-Busters survey, “Attacks and Harassment: The Impact on Female Journalists and Their Reporting,” notes that nearly one-third of female respondents consider leaving the profession due to harassment.
WOMEN IN NEWS AND WAN-IFRA CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – MENA REGION
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Deadline: 27 September
Women in News (WIN) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) are pleased to announce that the call for applications for the fourth year of the program in the Middle-East and North Africa is now open.
FROM COUNTING WOMEN TO MAKING WOMEN COUNT
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Women’s voices are essential to the development of societies; correspondingly, gender equality and female empowerment are necessary to finding solutions to the world’s most pressing development challenges.
COUNTERING ONLINE ABUSE OF FEMALE JOURNALISTS: A REPORT BY THE OSCE
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emale journalists and bloggers throughout the globe are being inundated with threats of murder, rape, physical violence and graphic imagery via email, commenting sections and across all social media platforms. This publication hopes to clarify the complexity of online abuse of female journalists.
VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN IN THE NEWS MEDIA
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IWMF’s Violence and Harassment Against Women in the News Media report offers the first comprehensive picture of the dangers faced by many women working in news media around the world.
DART CENTER HOSTS PANELS ON CONFRONTING GENDERED THREATS AND INTERVIEW SAFETY
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At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, the Dart Center hosted panels on dealing with gendered threats, and on interviewing people with a history of violence.