Literature Review

This page features a summary of the resources collated to inform the Fojo Media Institute and GFMD IMPACT webinar -- "Gender Equality in Media Regulation and Self Regulation" -- on 12 May 2022.

The agenda for this meeting is available here:

In preparation for the learning meeting, the Fojo Media Institute and GFMD IMPACT team have produced a literature review of material related the subject that participants and others can refer to ahead of the meeting.

Please send us your research, evaluation reports and other resources that can contribute to the literature review and briefing that we will be developing in preparation for the meeting.

Essential Reading List on Gender Equality:

• Sarah Macharia and Joan Barata Mir – Gender Equality and Media Regulation (Fojo Media Institute)

• Julie Posetti, Nabeelah Shabbir, Diana Maynard, Kalina Bontcheva, Nermine Aboulez – The Chilling: Global Trends in Online Violence Against Women Journalist (UNESCO)

• Platform for Women Journalists in the Philippines (Digital Safe House)

• Online Violence Response Hub (Coalition Against Online Violence)

• 2022 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice (OAS, OSCE, African Commission, and Centre for Law and Democracy)

• Sexual Harassment in Newsrooms (WAN-IFRA)

Readings & Resources Shared by Participants:

• Women Journalists and Online Harassment (The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Media Engagement)

• Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (International Labour Organisation)

• Resources for Female-Identifying Journalists (Global Investigative Journalism Network)

• Attacks on Media: Endangering the Media

• New Challenges to Freedom of Expression: Countering Online Abuse of Female Journalists (OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media)

• Violence and Harassment Against Women in the News Media: A Global Picture (International Women's Media Foundation)

• The Safety of Women Journalists: Breaking the Cycle of Silence and Violence (International Media Support)

• Sexual Harassment in the Media: Africa Report (WAN-IFRA Women in News and University of London)

• Gender Balance Guide for the Media (WAN-IFRA Women in News)

• Sexual Harassment Handbook and Toolkit (WAN-IFRA Women in News)

• Let's Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety, and Women in Journalism (DART Center for Journalism and Trauma)

• On The Line (International Press Institute)

• Time's Up Legal Defense Fund

• The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021 (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research)

Other resources on gender equality

• Academic studies on gender equality
• Research & reports on gender equality
• Policy briefs, working papers & primers on gender equality
• Articles on gender equality
• Case studies on gender equality
• Learning tools, interactive maps, and applications on gender equality