News media organizations across the Globe have increasingly been for not only gender insensitive environment but also discriminating against women with equal or more qualification and experience than their male colleagues in terms of wage parity and choice of beats. The issue has been on the front burner of many national and international professional associations and academia. The augmentation of digital media, especially social media platforms have only seen a steep rise in misogyny, hate-mongering and abusive trolls against many women journalists who cover hard beats, especially politics and other critical beats. No country has any specific policy to address the menace. The UN General Assembly in 2017 has exhorted its member nations to make policies in this regard.
Gender Equity for Women Journalists in the News Media Industry – Afar Cry
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Gender-discrimination
Media
Misogyny
Women-journalists Trolls
Policies
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