AWiM Pitch Zone Awards
Overview of the Pitch Zone Awards The Pitch Zone awards is a way for journalists to pitch for stories and get funding for these stories. The awards give journalists the opportunity to send in written pitches and defend those stories during a live pitch event in front of the judges for a chance at getting […]
AWiM/African Union Projects
Overview of our AWiM/AU relationship African Women in Media and the African Union have worked together on a range of projects since 2019. Below is an overview of each of our joint activities towards the empowerment of women in media. Program Areas Number of entries received Number of selected participants/ Number of finalists Photojournalism Awards […]
From #AWiM19 panel, to #16DaysOfActivism, to a Ghana National Project
Esther Armah, Director of EAA Media Productions was one of the Panelists on the â#MeToo in Africa: Global Solutions for Sexual Harassmentâ panel at AWiM19 in Nairobi. Her panel featured Kenyan journalist Rachel Ombaka. Inspired by Rachelâs presentation that highlighted four specific sexual harassment actions that occur within Kenyaâs media houses, Esther connected with Rachel […]
How a media house in Kenya is getting more women into its leadership
Queenter Mbori-Saina is the president of the Standard Group Women Network, in Kenyaâs second-largest media house (Standard Media Group). The network came into existence when the country was still struggling with the one-third representation of women in parliament. The situation of women in positions of power in the media was not better either. In the […]
Finding a story for your advocacy
Creating a story that can drive advocacy or an issue is every communications professionalâs nightmare. They find themselves wondering: What are the elements of a powerful story? Whatâs empathy got to do with it? How do I find characters for my story for my advocacy? Well, Sara Murphy and Piper Hendricks have it all figured […]
Finding a story for your advocacy
Creating a story that can drive advocacy or an issue is every communications professionalâs nightmare. They find themselves wondering: What are the elements of a powerful story? Whatâs empathy got to do with it? How do I find characters for my story for my advocacy? Well, Sara Murphy and Piper Hendricks have it all figured […]
Journalists’ guide on how NOT to report about women
Scheaffer Okore occupies space, and that is evident on her Twitter account. In her presentation at AWiM19, she stated: “Women are people and their coverage should start from changing the patriarchal structure that media is anchored on” She has a guide on what reporters should not do when reporting about women as shown below https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanWomeninMedia/women-framing-in-media-scheaffer-okore
What is the link between the media and the African Union Gender Agenda?
In 2017, the African Union Commission launched the gender strategy 2018-2028 [PDF]. In this presentation, Lehau Victoria Maloka showcases the work of the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) of the African Union Commission, in which the strategy is housed. Ms. Maloka is the Acting Director of WGDD. WGDD was created in 2000. The Women, […]
Unspoken rules that guide careers of women in broadcast in Kenya
Kenyan female news anchors have been labeled âsirensâ, âTV girlsâ, socialitesâ and other names. Does the public view of women in broadcast influence their career choices? A study conducted by Ms Robi Koki Ochiengâ from the United States International University in Kenya, interrogates these âunspoken rulesâ that determine the employment and deployment of women journalists […]
Representation of Domestic Violence against Women in Nigerian News Media
Abimbola Duro David, a PhD student from Birmingham City University talked to AWiM about his research. He said that the problem of domestic violence against women and its representation in the Nigerian media continues to be a persistent problem which has existed since the 1970s and there is little or no evidence of its decline. […]
