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The AWiM Volunteering programme is calling members from our community to become ‘Digital Champions’ “A digital volunteer is someone who freely offers to

Both disability and gender have historically been factors in stigma and prejudice. In the MENA region, women with disabilities remain particularly marginalised. Poverty,

Earlier this year, 35-year-old Nnenaya Onu was reported to have lost her life to men alleged to be her cousins who beat her

Earlier this year, Bassant Khaled’s death made headlines across Egypt and even internationally. Pieces of her story were widely shared across social media

Makumi Matano* is a 10- year-old, Standard Three pupil at Amani Primary School in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. Her academic performance dropped

It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon. You flip through TV channels while having lunch, drumming your fingers impatiently while you wait for the barrage

As days turn into months, months into years and years into decades, the clamour for equal participation of both male and female gender

As days turn into months, months into years and years into decades, the clamour for equal participation of both male and female gender

“Will you stop talking to your brother like that, don’t you know you’re a girl?” “Whatever your brother says or does to you,

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.

The AWiM Volunteering programme is calling members from our community to become ‘Digital Champions’ “A digital volunteer is someone who freely offers to

Both disability and gender have historically been factors in stigma and prejudice. In the MENA region, women with disabilities remain particularly marginalised. Poverty,

Earlier this year, 35-year-old Nnenaya Onu was reported to have lost her life to men alleged to be her cousins who beat her

Earlier this year, Bassant Khaled’s death made headlines across Egypt and even internationally. Pieces of her story were widely shared across social media

Makumi Matano* is a 10- year-old, Standard Three pupil at Amani Primary School in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. Her academic performance dropped

It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon. You flip through TV channels while having lunch, drumming your fingers impatiently while you wait for the barrage

As days turn into months, months into years and years into decades, the clamour for equal participation of both male and female gender

As days turn into months, months into years and years into decades, the clamour for equal participation of both male and female gender

“Will you stop talking to your brother like that, don’t you know you’re a girl?” “Whatever your brother says or does to you,

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.

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.