· Equal access to leading newsroom positions for women and men
· Closing the gender pay gap in journalism
· Strengthening equal treatment for all workers regardless of gender
· Developing and implementing gender equality policies in the newsrooms
· Securing fair gender portrayal in news content
All journalists can take part by:- showing support for women’s rights by downloading and printing the IFJ #WomensDay #Planet 5050 selfie cards and visuals Tag us for further dissemination @IFJGlobal. Follow IFJ’s and its affiliates’ activities on Facebook
- Sharing gender equality resources from the IFJ and other leading organisations campaigning for gender equality in the media
- Tell us about your activities on International Women’s Day on Twitter.
For female journalists, this rise of “acceptable” misogyny – as evidenced by the recent loss of legislation against domestic violence in several countries – is colliding with rising threats to press freedom. As history has shown, these sorts of threats to the press usually lead to increases of violence. And, as with other forms of violence, female journalists may increasingly find themselves in the crosshairs.
“In these shifting times, it is more essential than ever to speak out - saying “no rolling back on women’s rights.”For more information, please contact IFJ on + 32 2 235 22 16
The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries