Interviewing Women in Politics

This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct effective and insightful interviews with women in politics. Through examining gendered power dynamics, communication strategies, and ethical considerations, students will learn how to elicit meaningful and nuanced responses from female politicians in various contexts.

Interviewing Women in Politics

This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct effective and insightful interviews with women in politics. Through examining gendered power dynamics, communication strategies, and ethical considerations, students will learn how to elicit meaningful and nuanced responses from female politicians in various contexts.

Reporting on Political and Civic Participation

This course focuses on equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively report on political and civic participation. Students will learn how to navigate the complexities of political reporting, engage with a variety of sources, and critically analyze political and civic events in order to provide accurate and informative coverage.

AWiM Pitch Zone 2022

Every year during the annual African Women in Media Conference, journalists are given the opportunity to pitch their story ideas to organisations who have partnered with AWIM to create a platform for female journalists and other media practitioners to engage and discuss key issues of the day. The AWIM Pitch Zone is unique in its […]

Detoxifying masculinity: a pathway to gender equality

In a world where men are termed as behaving like women when they choose to remain calm amidst disagreements and women are termed as behaving like men when they react violently, one may wonder if a certain mode of reaction is specially designed for men and another for women. As children, boys are trained to […]

Become a Digital champion

The AWiM Volunteering programme is calling members from our community to become ‘Digital Champions’ “A digital volunteer is someone who freely offers to help other people get online and use digital technology.  credit: Photo by cottonbro on pexels.com As a Digital Champion, you will be working with members of the AWiM Team towards promoting our events […]

Vacancy: Project Assistant

PROJECT ASSISTANT Start Date: April 04, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (April – November 2022) ABOUT THE AFRICA WOMEN IN MEDIA (AWiM) African Women in the Media (AWiM) is a network for African women working in media industries anywhere globally. We aim to impact positively the way media functions in relation to women, and our […]

Meet our #AWiM21 Pitch Zone Awardees: Sarah Mawerere

#AWiM21 Pitch Zone received pitches from incredible media women all over the continent. It is our pleasure to profile Sarah Mawerere, a Ugandan Journalist who won the ‘Science and technology – Enhancing outer space science studies, activities and facilities in Africa’  Category. Read more about Sarah below Tell us/the readers about yourself, your education, job, interests […]

Meet our #AWiM21 Pitch Zone Awardees: Nitasha Ramparsad

AWiM21 Conference produced five winners across five-pitch categories. We present Professor Nitasha Ramparsad Tell us/the readers about yourself, your education, job, interests and what you do for fun I am the founding director of JD Legacy Projects and has over 15 years of experience in Executive and Leadership training. I currently hold a PhD in […]

DR. YEMISI AKINBOBOLA

C.E.O & Co-founder, AWiM

Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is an award-winning journalist, academic, consultant and co-founder of African Women in Media (AWiM). AWiM’s vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation in media. Joint winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 (Sports Reporting), Yemisi ran her news website IQ4News between 2010-14.
Yemisi holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Birmingham City University, where she is a Senior Lecturer. She has published scholarly research on women’s rights, African feminism, and journalism and digital public spheres. She was Editorial Consultant for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 commemorative book titled “She Stands for Peace: 20 Years, 20 Journeys”, and currently hosts the book’s podcast.
She speaks regularly on issues relating to gender and media. In 2021 she was recognized as one of 100 Most Influential African Women.