Entries from The WIP Contributors tagged with 'Media'
Being a Feminist in 2012 is a Tricky Business
by Meghan Lewis -U.K.- I can think of many greater threats to feminism than a photograph of a woman without make-up. In fact I fail to see how this can be seen as a threat to feminism at all. However,...
Occupy the Media: The Women’s International Perspective in 2012
by Katharine Daniels, Executive Editor 2011 was a remarkable year. People no longer conceded to sit idly while unjust economic policies and governments denied them prosperous futures. Around the world citizens began to occupy the establishment. At these global protests...
Combating Berlusconi’s Vision of Women: Italian Feminism 2.0
by Eloisa Morra Pucacco -Italy- After the great battles of the Italian feminist movement in the 1970s – when fascist codes on “family law” were modified and women obtained the rights of divorce and abortion - it seems that today...
“Image Deficit” Hijacks Pakistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
by Huma Yusuf -Pakistan- A few days after this summer’s flooding in Pakistan had gained momentum the phone calls began. The waters from the inundated valleys of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were now rushing towards the fertile plains of...
A Brave New World: Women as Architects of Peace
by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor & Founder, The WIP This past weekend I was invited to keynote the Global Women’s Conference at CSU Fullerton. It was a great opportunity for me to reflect on the journey that we’ve been on...
20 Years Later, Germany Struggles with “Annexation, not unification”
by Vera von Kreutzbruck – Germany - They were East Germany’s dream couple in the eighties. But shortly after the fall of the Wall, which divided East and West Germany from 1961 until 1989, a scandal would taint the image...
Video Testimonials Document Politically Motivated Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe
by Abigail Wendle - USA - According to the Zimbabwe Rape Survivors Association, during last year’s highly contested presidential election an estimated 2,000 women and girls were the targets of politically-motivated sexual violence in Zimbabwe. State-sanctioned groups under President Robert...
Gender Parity Report Finds Zambia’s Media Houses Lagging
by Delphine Zulu - Zambia - One of the key challenges facing Zambian female journalists is sexual harassment. “There are very few female Zambian journalists who have not experienced sexual harassment at the hands of male counterparts, [but] few [cases]...
The Missing Context: From Women’s Issues to Societal Needs
by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP - USA - Recently, I had an insightful conversation with Linda Tarr-Whelan, author of Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World. As the founder of...
Expression: A Newspaper in India Gives Women a Voice
by Mridu Khullar - India - The male vice-principal of a woman's college in Gwalior, India physically assaults fellow female faculty members and students by grabbing them and throwing them against walls. Kalpana Saxena, 37, publishes accounts of women affected...
Women in Media: The Value of Women’s Stories and Perspectives
An Online Community Chat with Carol Jenkins
and Patricia DeGennaro
by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP - USA - The WIP launched in 2007 on International Women’s Day, a commemorative day that marks the centuries-old struggle women have faced to participate in society on equal footing with men. The...
In India, English-Language TV Stations Face Criticism and Ire for Their Coverage of Mumbai Attacks
by Mridu Khullar - India / USA - With her signature short hair, perky voice, and aggressive journalistic style, Barkha Dutt, 36, ushered in a new age of journalism in India. Compassionate yet firm, her war reporting from Kargil made...
Kashmir's Tourism Suffers When Conflict Erupts
by Kulsoom Nizamuddin - Indian-administered Kashmir - - In a continuing cycle of conflict, fresh violence broke out this week in Kashmir, heightening tensions and confining everyone to their homes as a blanket curfew was put into effect in Srinagar....
Tibetans Find Power in Words
by Mridu Khullar - India - • Tibetan writers are using literature and new languages, Chinese and English, to share information about Tibet's struggle for freedom with a wider audience. Photograph by Sirensongs. •With the 2008 Olympics in China beginning...
The Aftermath Project: War Is Only Half the Story
by Sara Terry - USA - It all goes back, I think, to the day I was standing in a mass grave, hating the fact that I was there, balanced precariously on a mound of bones, camera reluctantly in hand....
Olympic Spirit and Media Objectivity Should Be Upheld
by Yu Sun - China - The earthquake that struck Sichuan recently has shown China’s capacity to mobilize resources, cope with emergency situations and handle crisis. China conducted its own prompt media coverage and provided unprecedented access to foreign media...
Broadway Corporations like Disney Make Millions as Stagehands Strike to Save Homes, Jobs
by Nancy Van Ness - USA - I cross 42nd Street and walk up Times Square. It is a cold, windy, rainy day but I had promised to come. I continue past the army recruiting center and the police headquarters;...
Child Rights Activist Betty Makoni “Lights Up the Dark" for Abused and Disadvantaged Young Girls
by Constance Manika - Zimbabwe - “The stories we listened to made us bleed inside, the genital wounds we later had to help nurse evoked us, the long distances we traveled every day and night to educate girls on their...
Interception of Communications Act Sparks Debate and Fear: Zimbabwean Human Rights Activists Up in Arms
by Constance Manika - Zimbabwe - • Harare, Zimbabwe. Photograph by Gary Bembridge. •The recent passing of the Interception of Communication Act, signed into law by Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe on August 3, 2007, has sparked much debate and inspired...
Cool, Carefully Considered, Methodical, Prolonged: Terror, Torture And Deceit in The USA
by Patricia Vásquez and Katharine Daniels The WIP On August 7, 2007, The WIP, in its Byline Portal, linked to an outstanding and shocking article, “The Black Sites: A rare look inside the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program” by Jane Mayer,...
Zimbabwean Broadcasting Cameraman Abducted by State Security Agents and Beaten to Death
by Constance Manika - Zimbabwe - On March 30, 2007 Zimbabwean journalists here woke up to sad and disturbing news: Edward Chikomba, a former cameraman with the government-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (the country’s only television station), had been abducted from...
To Do Better
by Katharine Daniels Founder and Executive Editor, The WIP USA Today is not only a celebration of International Women’s Day, but for us it is also a celebration of a great year of discovery, insight, growth, and development. The WIP...
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