Vacancy: Project Research Consultant- Violence against Women Girls in and through the Media.  

Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)  Location: Remote               Contract Term: 2 May- 30 September 2024   About African Women in Media (AWiM)    African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. Our vision […]

Vacancy: Project Support Personnel  

Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)  Start Date: 01 May 2024   Position Type: Fixed Term (May – December 2024)   Language Requirement: French & English   Location: Remote   ABOUT AFRICA WOMEN IN MEDIA (AWiM)    African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are […]

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.