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.
“I am glad Mama Fm is empowering the community on different issues especially human rights” Anuka Kolehmainen chats with Kalpana Bhandari, an FK participant from Nepal. Anuka is a translator from Turku, south west of Helsinki the capital of Finland. She translates books and documents from English to Finish, for the listeners of Radio Robinhood. […]
It is only stereotypical that fear is reduced to women and thus perceived as a womanly weakness. Fear is an emotional reaction from all human beings including other living things in case of sensed danger. All persons are prone to fear and thus no reserve for women.
