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Towards #AWIM19-Scholarships in a Click

Almost 365 days after the last African Women in Media conference, a new one beckons with even greater prospects. For media professionals who champion the economic empowerment of women and challenging the stereotypical representations of African women and women’s rights issues, the annual conference is a gathering of the best and upcoming in different sectors […]

Towards #AWIM19-Scholarships in a Click

Almost 365 days after the last African Women in Media conference, a new one beckons with even greater prospects. For media professionals who champion the economic empowerment of women and challenging the stereotypical representations of African women and women’s rights issues, the annual conference is a gathering of the best and upcoming in different sectors […]

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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.

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