IAWRT’s mission is to facilitate the change and transformation described in its vision by supporting all efforts for ensuring the space for and impact of women in media through knowledge and information sharing; research, advocacy and policymaking, networking and building collaborations and cooperation; training and capacity building; enhancing capabilities of women in media while safeguarding freedom of expression- including freedom of the press and promoting inclusion and diversity in media.
IAWRT envisages a global environment where the role and space of women in the media is fully recognized, is safe and secure, ensure freedom of speech without fear of online or offline trolling, where the portrayal and image of women is balanced and fair, and where women have an equal share of positions at all levels in the mainstream, digital and community media. Furthermore, IAWRT envisions a world where women have an equal voice, and space in community media (rural and urban), as citizen journalists and equal partners in agenda-setting, dialogue and debate.
Working with key international organizations.
• Strengthen the enabling environment through recognition of women in media.
• Freedom of expression – also for women – challenging the status quo.
• Revision and pursuance of the Beijing platform.
• Gender media monitoring – women journalists and sources, as well as in newsrooms and management.
• Safety of women in and through media: Online harassment, cyber-attacks: protecting women, websites, media.
• Women & Safety alerts are disseminated widely for action.
Working with key international organizations.
• Strengthen the enabling environment through recognition of women in media.
• Freedom of expression – also for women – challenging the status quo.
• Revision and pursuance of the Beijing platform.
• Gender media monitoring – women journalists and sources, as well as in newsrooms and management.
• Safety of women in and through media: Online harassment, cyber-attacks: protecting women, websites, media.
• Women & Safety alerts are disseminated widely for action.
Advance the potential and role of women in and through the media, including:
• Overall policy support to advance IAWRT’s agenda, including Gender policies in media houses.
• Documenting ‘women in the media’ nationally, and globally: strengths, challenges (database).
• Strengthening community media – empowering communities and their media/radios.
• Strengthen rural women’s access to communication platforms and having a voice & the way media advances women’s causes and visibility, including during elections.
Advance the potential and role of women in and through the media, including:
• Overall policy support to advance IAWRT’s agenda, including Gender policies in media houses.
• Documenting ‘women in the media’ nationally, and globally: strengths, challenges (database).
• Strengthening community media – empowering communities and their media/radios.
• Strengthen rural women’s access to communication platforms and having a voice & the way media advances women’s causes and visibility, including during elections.
Initiate and facilitate creative women’s production and strengthen women’s capacities:
• Identify and support where women’s production is under pressure – in media and beyond.
• Support IAWRT chapters: e.g. manuals & online training to strengthen women’s role in media.
• Support Long Documentary and podcast productions about women’s lives.
• Organise film festivals
• Inspire women’s creative production including through IAWRT awards.
Initiate and facilitate creative women’s production and strengthen women’s capacities:
• Identify and support where women’s production is under pressure – in media and beyond.
• Support IAWRT chapters: e.g. manuals & online training to strengthen women’s role in media.
• Support Long Documentary and podcast productions about women’s lives.
• Organise film festivals
• Inspire women’s creative production including through IAWRT awards.
Action on nationally prioritized IAWRT action areas with and through chapters and partners:
• Work with Chapters to build their capacity to function and have impact.
• Affiliations with Women & Media organizations in countries where we don’t have chapters.
• Partnerships with academic institutions [e.g. Research]
• International Partners: Engage in coalitions, and partnerships with women and media organizations.
Action on nationally prioritized IAWRT action areas with and through chapters and partners:
• Work with Chapters to build their capacity to function and have impact.
• Affiliations with Women & Media organizations in countries where we don’t have chapters.
• Partnerships with academic institutions [e.g. Research]
• International Partners: Engage in coalitions, and partnerships with women and media organizations.
Continue to work to secure IAWRT as a useful, powerful, resilient, and sustainable organization:
• Social – membership – chapters – brand and image (communication strategy).
• Organisational – physical secretariat – hiring needed HR – JDs – recruit staff when possible.
• Financial – financial sustainability strategy and partner mapping. Outcome areas from financial resilience and sustainability plan: (i) IAWRT International is financially sustainable. (ii) Skills and capacities of IAWRT regional chapters have strengthened; (iii) A financial system is in place.
Continue to work to secure IAWRT as a useful, powerful, resilient, and sustainable organization:
• Social – membership – chapters – brand and image (communication strategy).
• Organisational – physical secretariat – hiring needed HR – JDs – recruit staff when possible.
• Financial – financial sustainability strategy and partner mapping. Outcome areas from financial resilience and sustainability plan: (i) IAWRT International is financially sustainable. (ii) Skills and capacities of IAWRT regional chapters have strengthened; (iii) A financial system is in place.
We partner with other organizations in pursuit of our mission. Over the years we have built collaborative relationships with other organizations in the quest of mutual goals. We can join hands together to achieve these objectives.
Over the years we have built collaborative relationships with other organizations in pursuit of mutual goals. Some of these organizations are:
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