Women’s right to freedom of expression requires them to be equally able to share their ideas and opinions – online and offline – without censorship or fear of retaliation, which can drive them out of public debate. Yet ARTICLE 19 has found that women journalists face uniquely gendered risks, including workplace harassment, online rape threats and physical attacks – and women from marginalised groups are targeted more often. For women journalists, the consequences of this silencing can range from career-ending to life-threatening. An intersectional feminist approach – one that accounts for these intersecting forms of oppression – is needed to enhance the safety of all women journalists, everywhere. |
!["In a country where women are on the sidelines of leadership in the media industry, [we are] founded and self-managed by peripheral and black women." - Jessica Moreara, Nós, Mulheres da Periferia (We, Women from the Periphery), Brazil](https://crm.article19.io/civicrm/mosaico/img/?src=https%3A%2F%2Fcrm.article19.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fcivicrm%2Fpersist%2Fcontribute%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2FFEMSOJ_Brazil_5_5a559ecc98b001ab236fbc6ac23e711b.png&method=resize¶ms=570%2Cnull)
