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Digital media present a plethora of benefits for news dissemination and distribution. Across all mediums, the internet has increased the speed of news

Posting title: Training Consultant- Reporting Violence against Women and Girls in Nigeria Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM) Location: Remote (Nigeria) About African

African Women in Media (AWiM) is an INGO creating an enabling environment for African women working in media through various capacity building programs.

A RESEARCH REPORT ON THE BARRIERS TO WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN RWANDA DONE BY AFRICAN WOMEN IN MEDIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOJO MEDIA

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

Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls Training Programme Call for trainees – Selection Criteria and Registration form. Deadline for Application: 6th May

Posting title: Media Training Consultant Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM) Location: Nairobi Position type: Contract (April- June 2022) Start Date: Immediately About

Start Date: May 01, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (May – December 2022) Number of Position: 4 (Four) Stipend: $450/month ABOUT THE AFRICA

Start Date: May 01, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (May – December 2022) Number of Position: 4 (Four) Stipend: $450/month ABOUT THE AFRICA

PROJECT ASSISTANT Start Date: April 04, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (April – November 2022) ABOUT THE AFRICA WOMEN IN MEDIA (AWiM) African

#AWiM21 Pitch Zone received pitches from incredible media women all over the continent. It is our pleasure to profile Professor Nitash Ramparsad, who

#AWiM21 Pitch Zone received pitches from incredible media women all over the continent. It is our pleasure to profile Sarah Mawerere, a Ugandan

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

Digital media present a plethora of benefits for news dissemination and distribution. Across all mediums, the internet has increased the speed of news

Posting title: Training Consultant- Reporting Violence against Women and Girls in Nigeria Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM) Location: Remote (Nigeria) About African

African Women in Media (AWiM) is an INGO creating an enabling environment for African women working in media through various capacity building programs.

A RESEARCH REPORT ON THE BARRIERS TO WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN RWANDA DONE BY AFRICAN WOMEN IN MEDIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOJO MEDIA

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

Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls Training Programme Call for trainees – Selection Criteria and Registration form. Deadline for Application: 6th May

Posting title: Media Training Consultant Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM) Location: Nairobi Position type: Contract (April- June 2022) Start Date: Immediately About

Start Date: May 01, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (May – December 2022) Number of Position: 4 (Four) Stipend: $450/month ABOUT THE AFRICA

Start Date: May 01, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (May – December 2022) Number of Position: 4 (Four) Stipend: $450/month ABOUT THE AFRICA

PROJECT ASSISTANT Start Date: April 04, 2022 Position Type: Fixed Term (April – November 2022) ABOUT THE AFRICA WOMEN IN MEDIA (AWiM) African

#AWiM21 Pitch Zone received pitches from incredible media women all over the continent. It is our pleasure to profile Professor Nitash Ramparsad, who

#AWiM21 Pitch Zone received pitches from incredible media women all over the continent. It is our pleasure to profile Sarah Mawerere, a Ugandan

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.