International Women's Media Foundation
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| Nonprofit organization | |
| Industry | Journalism, Human Rights, Social Justice, Women's Rights |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Website | iwmf.org |
| Developer(s) | IWMF |
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| Initial release | September 29, 2015 |
| Stable release |
Android 1.1.2 (July 19, 2016)
iOS 1.1.2 (July 20, 2016) |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Android, iOS |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | www |
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), located in Washington, D.C., is an organization working internationally to elevate the status of women in the media. The IWMF has created programs to help women in the media develop practical solutions to the obstacles they face in their careers and lives. The IWMF's work includes a wide range of programs including international reporting fellowships in Africa and Latin America and providing grant opportunities for women journalists, research into the status of women in the media, and the Courage in Journalism, Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism, and Lifetime Achievement Awards. The IWMF advocates for press freedom internationally and often forms petitions asking international governments to release journalists in captivity and offer protection to journalists in danger.
In March 2011, the IWMF organized an international conference of women leaders at George Washington University in order to commemorate the organization's twentieth anniversary and reflect on the status of women in the media.
In 2011, the IWMF published a report titled Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media.
The IWMF annually awards three woman journalists with an award that "[honors] women journalists who set themselves apart by their extraordinary bravery". According to the IWMF, Courage in Journalism Awards winners have "[faced] and [survived] danger to uncover the truth, [and raised] the bar for reporting under duress". The awards are presented each year at ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
The IWMF also honors women who have had groundbreaking careers in journalism with the Lifetime Achievement Awards. According to the IWMF, Lifetime Achievement Award winners "kicked down barriers to make it possible for women all over the world to find their voices and make them heard". Award recipients include Alma Guillermoprieto from Mexico (2010), Amira Hass from Israel (2009) and Edith Lederer from the United States (2008).
In 1998 the IWMF launched an annual week-long Leadership Institute for veteran woman journalists. The institutes train women to maintain successful careers in media organizations and provide the necessary skills to allow women to become leaders in their newsrooms. Veteran newswomen come together to share leadership styles, strategies for managing people and change, tips for negotiating salary, navigating politics and balancing work and home. These institutes are held in the U.S. as well as worldwide. The 2009 U.S. Leadership Institute was held in Chicago, July 20–22. Past Institutes have been held in Mali (2010), Uganda (2009) and Lithuania (2008).
The Leadership Institutes in Africa began in 1998 in Zimbabwe. The IWMF pioneered leadership training for women journalists in Africa. Training is conducted in English-speaking and French-speaking African nations, including one in Kampala, Uganda (2009) and Bamako, Mali (2010).
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