South Africa: Hobbled By Misogyny in SA's Media

opinion

A presstitute, a whore, a harridan, an animal and a quisling: these are just a few of the misogynous labels that one of South Africa's best known black women editors has endured in cyber space as she has stood up boldly against state capture.

"For months, I've looked at them when I'm alone. Quickly, like a dirty secret," writes Ferial Haffajee in the 2018 Glass Ceilings in South African Media study being launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa at a South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) dinner on press freedom day today. The study - the third since 2006 - was undertaken by Sanef and Gender Links, with support from the Media Diversity Development Agency (MDDA).

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