With support from the Royal Danish Embassy of Uganda, UMWA is yet again advancing the “Media for Gender Equality and Social Justice-leaving No One Behind” project. This is to address the poor portrayal of women in politics and women at large by the media. This challenge continues to undermine efforts towards growing and sustaining a people centred and inclusive democracy in Uganda.
The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), in partnership with the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) and the Union of the Methodist and Waldensian Churches (OPM), implemented the project “Promoting Responsible Coverage of Women and Girls in Digital News on Platform X in Uganda.” As part of the project, UMWA conducted a Gender Media Monitoring […]
The Project observed that female journalists are increasingly facing a double burden of attacks based on the profession and gender as a result of being journalists and women. These attacks present both in the physical and online spaces within which they execute their duties and are perpetrated by both media colleagues, duty bearers/powerful figures, sources and general public.
Thanks for empowering women