The Olympic Games will begin in Tokyo, Japan, on July 23, bringing together world athletes and sports reporters. Ahead of the opening ceremony, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling on sports federations, media organisations, journalists and trade unions to eradicate sexism in sports.

Online trolling on social media and websites targets women journalists from all political, religious and ethnic backgrounds. One of the main aspects of these attacks is that they are gendered and sexualized. Yet, many women targeted online receive little support from their media and, so far, many unions have developed limited tools to eradicate...

IFJ affiliates are at the forefront of a drive to tackle gender-based violence and harassment at work the results of a major new survey reveal.

“Violence against women and girls is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations. It is rooted in gendered social structures rather than individual and random acts; it cuts across age, socio-economic, educational and geographic boundaries; affects all societies; and is a major obstacle to ending gender inequality and...