Here's a few of our featured links -- scroll to the bottom for access to many more!

~GENDER & MEDIA POLICY~

Genderizing Media & Technology Policy-GenderIT.org
A comprehensive international resource on gender issues in Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Policy. What does gender justice and gender equity in tech policy look like? How to analyze policy with a gender lens and advocate for change? Check here to find out!

A Gender Policy For Community Radio Stations
The Women's International Network of the World Association of Radio Broadcasters and ISIS have just launched this statement of principles for radio stations to meet the needs of women ~ it could be a model for media outlets of all types.

Women & Media Ownership: Reports from StopBigMedia
OUT OF THE PICTURE: Minority and Female TV Station Ownership in the U.S.
OFF THE DIAL: Minority and Female Radio Station Ownership in the U.S.


~RESEARCH & ANALYSIS ON WOMEN, GENDER & MEDIA~

Feminist Media Analysis: WIMNsVoicesBlog
A diverse online community of fifty women blogging on media coverage of women and a range of social, cultural and political issues every day.

Women In Media: Facts And Figures
Data, statistics and analysis on the presence of women in the media industry and they challenges women face working in the media, gathered by the Women, Action & Media network.

Who Makes The News: The Global Media Monitoring Project
From 1995 to 2005, this worldwide study of news coverage has documented the problems that exist in portrayals of women and men in news media. The website includes advocacy toolkits and other resources to advance gender equity in news coverage.

Report: People's Communications for Development
This 2007 publication by ISIS International examines the relationship between communication tools and empowerment within the lives of grassroots women in the developing South.


~FEMINIST MEDIA ACTIVISM~

Take Back The Tech: ICTs Against Violence
Originally a project of APC-Alliance for Progressive Communications, this campaign engages the public to think about how one can use internet and technology to eliminate, or perpetuate violence against women.

Online Safety Toolkit
The BC Rural Women's Network sponsored the Online Safety Toolkit in response to stories about women vulnerability and risks when communicating online. It’s meant to assist rural women, and Internet users generally.

Starting a Women's Media Association
Some basic tips and guidelines on bringing together a group to advance the role of women in media, based in experiences from who have organized similar associations in countries around the world.

Women And Media: A Critical Introduction (book recommendation)
From Carolyn M. Byerly and Karen Ross, this book provides historical, cultural, political and economic context for ongoing advocacy for increasing women’s voices in media.


~MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS FOR WOMEN & GIRLS~

Directory of Women's Media Organizations
A directory of media owned and operated primarily by, for and about women, organized by media type and location, and including advocacy groups. Produced by The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press, updated regularly over the past 35 years, and featuring hundreds of organizations, the 2008 edition is available online and in print.

Media Justice Groups Working on Gender & Young Women's Issues
This section of the Media Justice Fund directory provides contact information for grassroots groups doing amazing work with women, girls and LGBT communities around the US.

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