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‘Visual Voices’: Photos From China

‘Women turn the camera’s eye on their own lives.’
December 15, 2001

Winter 2001: Introduction

Through the night of September 11, 2001, photographer Peter Turnley took refuge in a second-floor office in a clothing store, its windows blown out by the force of the attack…
December 15, 2001

In Pakistan, Journalists Maintain Women’s Lesser Status

[Journalists] ‘have a somewhat conformist approach towards women’s issues.’
December 15, 2001

Worldwoman Stretches Its Reach to Several Continents

By training rural women how to tell their stories, the coverage of news changes.
December 15, 2001

Community Radio Provides Women a Way to Have Their Voices Heard

Rural African women are trained in the use of reporters’ technological tools.
December 15, 2001

Bringing Women’s Stories to a Reluctant Mainstream Press

At Women’s Feature Service, journalists write about women’s lives.
December 15, 2001

An Absence of Women

At newspapers in South Africa, few women are at the top. Some wonder why and ask why it matters.
December 15, 2001

Media Don’t Portray the Realities of Women’s Lives

Business decisions and societal ambivalence in India leave many women’s stories untold.
December 15, 2001

Storming the Citadel of Hard News Coverage

Women report alongside men but their impact can be difficult to discern.
December 15, 2001

Reporting Clashes With Government Policies

‘The watchdog role of the press is never more vital than during a national crisis.’
December 15, 2001