The Gender Report provides a weekly round-up of links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links below are to noteworthy articles on topics related to women in journalism and the media during the past week. Articles included in this feature do not necessarily reflect the views of The Gender Report or its writers. View past week’s round-ups here.
Reading List
–Almost two-thirds of women journalists have experienced abuse and harassment – INSI/IWMF global survey (International News Safety Institute)
–Global research project investigates violence against women journalists (International Women’s Media Foundation)
–For many women journalists, workplaces are dangerous, study says (Poynter)
–Most Female Journalists Have Been Threatened, Assaulted, or Harassed at Work. Here’s Why We Don’t Talk About It. (XX Factor)
-VIDEO: How the Media Failed Women in 2013 (Represent Project)
–Women of Vision: An intimate view of the world through the eyes of 11 female photographers (PBS News Hour Art Beat)
–The Woman in the Breast Cancer Photo Responds to Times Readers (New York Times Public Editor)
–Africa: Women Demand Access to New Technologies and Decision-Making (AllAfrica)
–Why Newsrooms Need More Women in Technology Roles (PBS MediaShift)
–5 Ways Female Filmmakers Will Revolutionize Hollywood (PolicyMic)
–Disney has some new heroines: Female directors (The Independent)
–The women of Fleet Street are about to claim their place at journalism’s top table. It’s about time, too (The Independent)
–Twitter Appoints Marjorie Scardino as First Female Board Member (New York Times Bits Blog)
–Her ‘Time’ (Capital New York) On Nancy Gibbs
–Carolyn Ryan Aims To ‘Unleash’ The New York Times Washington Bureau (Huffington Post)
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