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Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2023 (AWiM23) Conference, RwandaTheme: Media and Gender Violence African Women in Media is calling for abstract

Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2023 (AWiM23) Conference, RwandaTheme: Media and Gender Violence African Women in Media is calling for abstract

Women’s financial inclusion cannot be over-emphasized as an increase in financial inclusion can lead to higher economic growth as well as lower income

In Information Technology, women are under-represented, especially in its workforce. It is against this backdrop that Prof. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo Founding Director, Women’s

Synopsis Over the year, Nigeria has recorded low representation of women in both elective and appointive positions. Yet, the few elected ones hardly

A Social Engineering Practitioner, recognised thought leader, speaker, a most sought female event host and Master of Ceremonies, MC Joyce Daniels boasts of

The African Women in the Media (AWiM) is seeking two researchers to produce two pieces ofresearch on the media coverage of young women

The six African Women in Media Conference welcomed media professionals from different countries to discuss the issue of policies and regulations towards gender

Every year during the annual African Women in Media Conference, journalists are given the opportunity to pitch their story ideas to organisations who

There are two different realities people across the world face when it comes to digitalisation. On one hand, the expansive and transformative landscape

In a world where men are termed as behaving like women when they choose to remain calm amidst disagreements and women are termed

Gender-based violence is first and foremost a human rights issue but it also presents social, community, and economic challenges to survivors, their families

When you are a very ambitious person, you tend to want to do everything. But learning to say No can be a good

I started my first business in 2010. IQ4News was a collaborative platform for news on Africa – at least that was the original

I started my first business in 2010. IQ4News was a collaborative platform for news on Africa – at least that was the original

The two-day African Women in the Media conference which had its theme as “Visibility” and held at UI conference centre, could be described

The two-day African Women in the Media conference which had its theme as “Visibility” and held at UI conference centre, could be described

Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2023 (AWiM23) Conference, RwandaTheme: Media and Gender Violence African Women in Media is calling for abstract

Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2023 (AWiM23) Conference, RwandaTheme: Media and Gender Violence African Women in Media is calling for abstract

Women’s financial inclusion cannot be over-emphasized as an increase in financial inclusion can lead to higher economic growth as well as lower income

In Information Technology, women are under-represented, especially in its workforce. It is against this backdrop that Prof. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo Founding Director, Women’s

Synopsis Over the year, Nigeria has recorded low representation of women in both elective and appointive positions. Yet, the few elected ones hardly

A Social Engineering Practitioner, recognised thought leader, speaker, a most sought female event host and Master of Ceremonies, MC Joyce Daniels boasts of

The African Women in the Media (AWiM) is seeking two researchers to produce two pieces ofresearch on the media coverage of young women

The six African Women in Media Conference welcomed media professionals from different countries to discuss the issue of policies and regulations towards gender

Every year during the annual African Women in Media Conference, journalists are given the opportunity to pitch their story ideas to organisations who

There are two different realities people across the world face when it comes to digitalisation. On one hand, the expansive and transformative landscape

In a world where men are termed as behaving like women when they choose to remain calm amidst disagreements and women are termed

Gender-based violence is first and foremost a human rights issue but it also presents social, community, and economic challenges to survivors, their families

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.