How can we end violence against women journalists?

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Equally safe - an intersectional feminist guide for the safety of women journalists - Article 19

How can we end violence against women journalists?

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Globally, 1 in 3 women experiences physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. And women journalists are at even greater risk: between half and two-thirds have experienced gender-based harassment and abuse, whether in their workplaces, when out reporting, or online.

International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women (25 November), the first of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, is fast approaching.

This year, ARTICLE 19 will be shining a light on violence against women journalists – and their courage, determination, and resilience in the face of it.

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Violence against women journalists is a freedom of expression issue.

It is intended to silence women and lock them out of public spaces. This is bad for all of us because it deprives society of the voices, perspectives, and experiences of half the population.

Violence against women journalists – as with violence against all women – does not occur in a vacuum.

It is inextricable from a broader social context of sexism, misogyny, and gender inequality. To make women safer, our leaders must therefore invest in prevention efforts that tackle these root causes.

That’s why ARTICLE 19 supports the UN’s call for governments to take action to prevent gender-based violence, including increasing funding for women-led and women-focused initiatives.

'Women should not be negotiating for their space within their place of work. The time for responses designed by men, for men is over; it is time women took the lead.'

– Dilrukshi Handunetti, South Asia Women in Media, Sri Lanka

Equally Safe

ARTICLE 19 spotlights women-led and women-focused initiatives in our innovative project, Equally Safe: Towards a feminist approach to the safety of journalists.

Launched in 2022, the project offers research, case studies, practical guidelines, and advocacy tools to help civil society, journalists, researchers, and policymakers apply an intersectional feminist approach to the protection of journalists.

Our research shows that, from Bangladesh to Brazil, women journalists are coming together to design solutions that work for them.

We spoke to women journalists in 6 countries in Asia and Latin America about their experiences. Our research captured not only the struggles they experience but also their creativity, resilience, and ingenuity.

Like Nós, Mulheres da Periferia (We, Women from the Periphery), an intersectional feminist media outlet that amplifies the voices of Black women in Brazil.

And Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra (Bangladesh Women Journalists Centre), which unites women journalists to demand equal treatment at work – including an end to sexual harassment.

And the marginalised women journalists in Nepal who, in response to online and offline abuse, set up peer-support groups to help each other stay safe.

We can all learn from their inspirational examples.

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‘We encourage and support each other, we make all in the group feel that they are not alone.’

– Menuka Dhungana, journalist, Nepal

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