International Journalism

The Varied Pace of Women’s Progress

Surveys by the International Federation of Journalists find similar challenges but contrasting results for women in different countries.
December 15, 2001
Bettina Peters

‘Visual Voices’: Photos From China

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

In Pakistan, Journalists Maintain Women’s Lesser Status

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

Worldwoman Stretches Its Reach to Several Continents

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

Bringing Women’s Stories to a Reluctant Mainstream Press

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

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
L. Muthoni Wanyeki

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
Pippa Green

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
Sakuntala Narasimhan

Storming the Citadel of Hard News Coverage

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

Freelancers’ Vital Role in International Reporting

With the rise of media conglomerates, foreign news has been shoved aside.
December 15, 2001
Nate Thayer