Poste à pourvoir : Consultant·e éditorial·e

Organisation : African Women in Media (AWiM) Lieu : À distance (télétravail) Langues : Français (langue principale) et anglais Durée : Mai – Août 2025  À propos d’African Women in Media (AWiM) African Women in the Media est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale dont la mission est d’avoir un impact positif sur le fonctionnement des médias en lien avec […]

Call for Trainees: Training and Workshop on AI and Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence

Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)    Location: Remote   African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. Our vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation and opportunities in […]

AWiM25 Conference Call for Papers

African Women in Media 2025 (AWiM25) Conference Location: African Union Commission, Addis Ababa Theme: Beyond Commitments: Advancing Policies for Gender-Safe Media  Date: 4 – 5 December, 2025  African Women in Media in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) is calling for abstract submissions from media professionals and organisations; policymakers and regulatory bodies; academics and […]

Call for Participants: Help Shape Gender Journalism in Africa

African Women in Media (AWiM) is developing a Gender Journalism Stylebook—a pioneering resource aimed at equipping journalists and media practitioners with best practices for gender-sensitive reporting.   To ensure the stylebook reflects the realities of African media landscapes, we are inviting female African journalists and media practitioners to participate in a focus group that will guide […]

Vacancy: Training facilitation on Monitoring Media Content for AI and Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence (TF-GBV)

Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)    Location: Remote   Language: English  About AWiM  African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. Our vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to […]

Call for Pitches: Amplifying Women’s Voices: Gender-Angled Stories in Africa

Are you a passionate African woman journalist with a nose for untold stories and untapped story angles? Do you believe in the power of the media to drive change and amplify women’s voices? We invite you to pitch compelling gender-focused stories that delve deep into the heart of issues affecting women across the continent.  About […]

Call for Pitches: Reporting Migration and Free Movement in Africa with a Gender Lens 

Are you a woman and a journalist passionate about underreported stories? Do you have a compelling story idea on migration and free movement in Africa that highlights women’s experiences? African Women in Media (AWiM) invites skilled women journalists across Africa to pitch long-form, multimedia stories for our Editorial Fellowship on Gendered Migration Reporting.  About the […]

Poste vacant : Consultant(e) en formation et développement de contenu sur le reportage des violences faites aux femmes et aux filles (VFFF) 

Organisation : African Women in Media (AWiM)  Lieu : Télétravail  Langue : Français (principal) et Anglais  African Women in the Media est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale visant à avoir un impact positif sur la manière dont les médias fonctionnent en relation avec les femmes africaines. Nos membres sont des femmes africaines issues de divers […]

Vacancy: Training Consultant- Building Organizational Resilience and Structures for Effective Crisis Response.

Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)    Location: Remote  Language: English  African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. Our vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation and […]

#AWiM24 APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS

CONFERENCE “AFRICAN WOMEN IN MEDIA 2024” (AWIM24) DAKAR, SÉNÉGAL THÈME : MÉDIAS ET DURABILITÉ African Women in Media (AWiM24) lance un appel à communications de la part de professionnels des médias, universitaires, membres de la société civile et acteurs politiques, sur le thème “Médias et Durabilité” sous différentes perspectives.   La conférence AWiM24 aborde la question […]

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.