When women's voices are heard, when women produce the news, the information we all consume improves.

Internews believes that access to information is a root solution to many of the world’s problems. It enables women and men to participate in civic discourse, stand up for their rights, influence policy and social norms, and hold governments to account.

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Two Young Women Journalists Receive Awards for Local Reporting on Gender Issues

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First-Ever Mobile Journalism Mentorship Program Launched for 100 Malaysian Citizen Journalists

Our Strategy

Internews launched an ambitious 5-year Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Strategy in 2018. This strategy shapes the way we plan, design, implement, monitor and learn from our work. It challenges discriminatory gender norms, and strives to advance equality across all gender identities.

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Gender Projects

Internews works in countries around the world to include more women in media and to make sure women can stay safe online.

Profiles of Women in Media

Explore profiles from past and current projects to see what motivates women to raise their voices, no matter what the risks.

If we women don’t talk about what affects women most, men journalists won’t. If female journalists would keep quiet, those things would keep happening to us.
MAE AZANGO, Liberian journalist who spoke out about sexual harassment among female journalists in Liberia