News and Press ReleasesArgentina: se aprobó la Ley de Equidad de Género en los medios de comunicación 14 Jun 2021 El viernes por la madrugada, la Cámara de Diputadxs sancionó la Ley de Equidad de Género en los medios de comunicación, que tiene como objetivo…Equal pay: “700 BBC women have had pay rises since my case”, Samira Ahmed 05 Mar 2021 On 24 February 2020, the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that female journalist Samira Ahmed’s hosting work on BBC’s Newswatch programme was…Equal pay: "In this crisis women have been disproportionately impacted", Michelle Stanistreet 05 Mar 2021 The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been very active in recent years fighting unequal pay at work, in particular at the BBC, the UK's public…Take part in the revision of UNESCO's Gender Sensitive Indicators for Media 04 Mar 2021 In 2012, UNESCO published its first Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) to “contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in and…IFJ calls on world governments and social media platforms to take immediate steps to eradicate gender-based violence 25 Nov 2020 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and girls on 25 November, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and…Somalia: NUSOJ organises training on reporting on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 15 Jul 2020 In a bid to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) organised in Mogadishu a three-day…Shirley Yam: "Of the 17 daily newspapers in Hong Kong, only 3 have a female chief editor" 08 Mar 2019 Shirley Yam is the vice president of the Hong Kong Journalists AssociationNamgay Zam: "Stories perpetuate gender stereotypes" 08 Mar 2019 Namgay Zam was appointed this week as the executive director of the Journalists Association of Bhutan. She talks with the IFJ about the importance of…Inday Espina-Varona: "A younger generation of women journalists are more conscious of their rights as workers" 08 Mar 2019 Inday is the Convenor, Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity arts and media alliance. She is the former chair of the National Union of…Eih Eih 'Emily' Tin: "The situation of women in the media in Myanmar is gotten worse because there is no job security" 08 Mar 2019 Emily is the Joint Secretary 1 of the Myanmar Journalists Association and says cultural gender stereotypes are impacting women's leadership in the…IFJ calls for stronger female representation in the media and unions 08 Mar 2019 Today, on International Women’s Day the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for necessary and substantial improvement of women’s…Chris Yeung: "Diversity will be lacking if there are few women in senior, decision-making positions" 08 Mar 2019 Chris Yeung is the president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and chief writer at Citizen News. We talk with him about gender equality in…International Women's Day: Time for more women to lead media and unions, says IFJ 07 Mar 2019 To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has issued a rallying cry to media and union leaders…Womens Day: IFJ hails Somali Women’s Charter as “grounding-breaking success” for gender equality 07 Mar 2019 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today joined its Somali affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in hailing…
