Journalists from around the world share their experience producing world-leading journalism about the rights of women and gender-diverse people. From an investigation into the skin-whitening industry ...
Events - diversity, equity & inclusion
Gender, leadership and surviving authoritarian regimes and cultures: women leading independent Arab media speak up
Women's leadership representation in the independent journalism sector in the Arab world is high especially when compared to their representation within the leadership of mainstream media. How does th...
How including the missing perspectives of women of all colours in news can revitalise the news industry
This session will provide you with a blueprint for tackling women’s under-representation in your own news organisations and so enable you to generate: (1) journalism that attracts and keeps women au...
Working-class representation in UK journalism has hit a record low. A report released in 2022 found a staggering 80% of journalists come from professional and upper-class backgrounds, and while race a...
For way too long now, mainstream media in the Global South--particularly in Asia and Africa--has underreported and often misreported the identities, stories and issues of LGBTQIA+ persons. The coverag...
The state of gender journalism around the world: challenges, approaches and opportunities
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, many newsrooms invested in greater gender coverage — but not all those initiatives have lasted through the subsequent years of pandemic and economic crises. As th...
Making newsrooms inclusive and safe for all genders: a leadership conversation
Women now run some of the world’s most high-profile newsrooms, including the Financial Times, the Washington Post, the Economist and Reuters. But research suggests that women are still underrepresen...
Journalists who are representative of the communities they cover can access the highest-quality sources, discern compelling issues for local audiences, and rebuild trust with disaffected readers. But ...