CFP: African Women in Media 2019 Conference & Festival

African Women in the Media 2019 Conference & Festival  in partnership with African Union Commission Theme: SHOWCASE Proposals are invited for a three-day conference and festival in Nairobi, Kenya Date: 25-27 July, 2019 African Women in the Media, in pursuance of its objective to bring together media practitioners and scholars in the field of media, […]

CFP: African Women in Media 2019 Conference & Festival

African Women in the Media 2019 Conference & Festival  in partnership with African Union Commission Theme: SHOWCASE Proposals are invited for a three-day conference and festival in Nairobi, Kenya Date: 25-27 July, 2019 African Women in the Media, in pursuance of its objective to bring together media practitioners and scholars in the field of media, […]

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.