Africa: Women Journalists Call for Solidarity to Overcome Inequality in Media

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Leading women journalists in Africa called for solidarity among journalists, men and women, to effect a durable change and achieve greater fairness in the profession. The call was made during the second day of the All African Conference on Gender and Equality in Media taking place in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

The main challenges which were debated include sexual harassment, the lack of transparency in news room and the pay gap among men and women journalists. Participants urged women journalist to improve communication by sharing experience and best practices to drive the change which is likely to do away with the inequality.

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