VIDEO: Gabriela Torres ‘What Makes Women Click’

With over 20 year experience of journalism in television, radio, print, online and social media production across two continents and five countries, Gabriela Torres is currently BBC World Service Social Media Women Engagement champion. As part of BBC Digital Development team, she has lead innovative projects focusing on engagement, audience growth and newsroom workflows providing […]

PICTURES: AWiMEvents

AWiM Events are annual touring conveners that bring you speakers and trainers who are at the top of their game in media. We are currently planning AWiMFestival 2019. Want to participate or partner with us? Please complete this form. Check out our past events below: (Tip: use the hashtags to follow the buzz we created […]

AWiM18 Made me think differently about gender equality

AWiM18 left some prints on my heart. I say this because I had always considered women’s rights talk an unusual or unnecessary boisterousness. The whole idea of gender sensitivity to me was troubling in the sense that I thought it was uncalled for. Life I believe was filled with too many challenges and didn’t see […]

VIDEO: Ijeoma Onyeator, challenges of reporting elections as a female reporter

Speaking on the Gender, Security and Election Coverage panel at the African Women in the Media 2018 Conference, Channels TV’s news anchor, Ijeoma Onyeator questions the extent to which the structures and processes set up for election periods, are conducive enough for female journalists to do their work in covering the elections.  

AWIM 2018: The Conversation with the Convener

“I’m happy that I have been able to make a difference” -Yemisi Akinbobola The African Women in the Media held a two-day conference in Ibadan, Nigeria on June 21-22,2018. A number of delegates had an interaction with the Convener, Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola after her closing remarks. Afolasade Osigwe was one of them, and she did […]

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.