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Second-generation British Somali women: The translocal nexus of London and global diaspora

Melis Mevsimler

Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 57-72

"Drawing upon ethnographic investigation, this article analyses the digital media practices of second-generation British Somali women who live in London. It addresses the dynamic relationships between digital media and diasporic identity formation by focusing on how second-generation women articulat ... more

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The multi-sitedness of Somali diasporic belonging: Comparative notes on Somali migrant women’s digital practices

Donya Alinejad, Sandra Ponzanesi

Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 23-37

"In this comparative article we offer a critical overview of the articles included in this Special Issue, paying attention to common patterns and distinctive features. We do so by exploring the ways in which Somali migrant women living across different cities in Europe engage in everyday digital pra ... more

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Localizing diasporic digital media practices: Social stratification and community making among Somali women living in Rome

Claudia Minchilli

Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 73-89

"In this article, I inquire into the relationship between digital media practices, community making and forms of social stratification among Somali women living in Rome. Drawing on a critical approach to the study of 'digital diaspora', I use theories of 'field' and 'capitals' as analytical tools to ... more

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Diasporic mothering and Somali diaspora formation in the Netherlands

Laura Candidatu

Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 39-55

"This article addresses how Somali women from the Netherlands participate in digital diaspora formation. It specifically takes the lens of ‘diasporic mothering’ understood as a site where difference and belonging are negotiated through work of cultural reproduction, collective identity construct ... more

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A Safe, Sister Space: An Evaluation of the Safe Sisters Digital Safety Training Program for Women, and Case Studies from Alumni

Neema Iyer

Internews (2021), 52 pp.

"The purpose of this ex-post evaluation is for Internews to understand the impact that Safe Sisters has had on women in East Africa by documenting and publicly sharing their stories and evaluating the training approach itself. As women and girls come online for the first time, they disproportionatel ... more

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Women in Newsroom in Nepal

Indira Aryal

Center for Investigative Journalism (2021), v, 35 pp.

"The participants of the survey were limited to working women journalists in Kathmandu valley. Out of 87 journalists that participated in the survey two- third of journalists are young, the work force comprises between age group 20 to 40 years. Majority of journalists work in the private news media, ... more

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FrauENTscheiderinnen bewegen die Welt

Weltzeit (Deutsche Welle), issue 1 (2021), 43 pp.

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Geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt in Zeiten der Digitalisierung: Formen und Interventionsstrategien

bff: Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe, Nivedita Prasad (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2021), 332 pp.

"Digitale Gewalt kommt nicht nur im öffentlichen Raum vor, sondern auch in privaten Beziehungen – und hat in Kombination mit häuslicher und sexualisierter Gewalt eine deutlich geschlechtsspezifische Komponente. Durch Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien haben Gewaltformen wie Doxing, Sta ... more

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Sexual Harassment in the Media: Africa Report

Cherilyn Ireton (ed.)

Paris: World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2021), 51 pp.

"Almost half of women respondents had been sexually harassed at work (47%). Women were twice as likely to experience sexual harassment at work than men. For one in two women, the harassment was verbal (56%), and for one in three, it was physical (38%). Only 30% of cases of sexual harassment were eve ... more

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Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: Design, Defence and Response

Katharine Millar, James Shires, Tatiana Tropina

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) (2021), 70 pp.

"This report outlines the relevance of gender norms to cybersecurity. It draws on existing research, supplemented by stakeholder and expert interviews, to assess gender-based differences in the social roles and interaction of women, men and non-binary people of all ages reflected in the distribution ... more

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Who Makes the News? 6th Global Media Monitoring Project
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Sarah Macharia (ed.)

Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP);World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2021), v, 157 pp.

"At the global average level, mainstream news media are currently at the midway point to gender parity in subjects and sources. Between 2015 and 2020, the needle edged one point forward to 25% in the proportion of subjects and sources who are women. The single point improvement is the first since 20 ... more

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The Costs of Exclusion: Economic Consequences of the Digital Gender Gap

Ana María Rodríguez Pulgarín, Teddy Woodhouse

Washington, DC: Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI);World Wide Web Foundation (2021), 22 pp.

"Governments are missing out on hundreds of billions of dollars because of the digital gender gap. Closing this gap in the next five years gives policy makers a $524 billion USD opportunity. Across the world, millions of people are still unable to access the internet and participate online — and w ... more

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Feminist and Gender Perspectives in Literature on Media & Development
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Viviane Schönbächler

Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome);MEDAS21 (2021), 24 pp.

"Gender remains an under-researched topic in the literature on media and development. A brief evaluation of seven books on media development and media for development shows that only 2% of pages are devoted to gender and feminist issues and that ‘gender’ and ‘women’ are often framed in narro ... more

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Strengthening Gender Sensitive Practices and Programming in Community Radio
Key Guidance

Kanchan K. Malik, Vinod Pavarala

Hyderabad: UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of Hyderabad (2021), 98 pp.

"[This publication] is a manual aimed at enhancing women’s participation and reducing gender inequalities in all aspects of the operations of community radio stations in India. This gender-sensitivity manual is an outcome of a project granted by the International Programme for Development of Commu ... more

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The Chilling: Global Trends in Online Violence Against Women Journalists. Research Discussion Paper
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Julie Posetti, Nabeelah Shabbir, Diana Maynard, Kalina Bontcheva, Nermine Aboulez

UNESCO (2021), 94 pp.

"Online attacks on women journalists appear to be increasing significantly, as this study demonstrates, particularly in the context of the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women during COVID-19. The pandemic has changed journalists’ working conditions, making them yet more dependent on di ... more

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Digitally Empowered Generation Equality: Women, Girls and ICT in the Context of COVID-19 in Selected Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership Countries

Geneva: ITU;UN Women (2021), vi, 90 pp.

"This report focuses on women and girls using, studying and working in digital technology in five Western Balkan States (Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) and three Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine, Georgia, and Republic of Moldova). On the su ... more

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The Truth Gap: How Misinformation and Disinformation Online Affect the Lives, Learning and Leadership of Girls and Young Women

Sharon Goulds et al.

Surrey: Plan International (2021), 46 pp.

"We surveyed over 26,000 girls and young women in 26 countries. 91% of girls and young women surveyed are concerned about misinformation and/or disinformation online. 40% of those surveyed are extremely or very concerned. Misinformation and disinformation are having a negative impact on 87% of the g ... more

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Sexual Harassment in the Media: Russia Report

Cherilyn Ireton (ed.)

Paris: World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2021), 24 pp.

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Un manual urgente para la cobertura de violencia contra las mujeres y feminicidios en México
Key Guidance

Christina Salmerón Arroyo

ONU Mujeres;Iniciativa Spotlight;Gobierno de México (2021), 105 pp.

"Un manual urgente para la cobertura de violencia contra las mujeres y feminicidios en México pretende ser una herramienta de apoyo para los medios de comunicación, equipos editoriales, de investigación y reporteo en los casos de violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas. Con la finalidad de cont ... more

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The Regulation of Internet Pornography: What a Survey of Under-18s Tells Us About the Necessity for and Potential Efficacy of Emerging Legislative Approaches

Neil Thurman, Fabian Obster

Policy & Internet, issue 13 (2021), pp. 415-432

"In 2017, the UK Parliament passed an Act requiring legal pornographic websites to implement 'robust' age verification checks. Although the Act inspired lawmakers elsewhere to propose similar legislation, it was never enacted, in part because it did not cover social media platforms. Instead, the UK ... more

Who Makes the News? 6th Global Media Monitoring Project Top Insights

Feminist and Gender Perspectives in Literature on Media & Development Top Insights

Strengthening Gender Sensitive Practices and Programming in Community Radio Key Guidance

The Chilling: Global Trends in Online Violence Against Women Journalists. Research Discussion Paper Top Insights

Un manual urgente para la cobertura de violencia contra las mujeres y feminicidios en México Key Guidance

Who Makes the News? 6th Global Media Monitoring Project
Top Insights

Feminist and Gender Perspectives in Literature on Media & Development
Top Insights

Strengthening Gender Sensitive Practices and Programming in Community Radio
Key Guidance

The Chilling: Global Trends in Online Violence Against Women Journalists. Research Discussion Paper
Top Insights

Un manual urgente para la cobertura de violencia contra las mujeres y feminicidios en México
Key Guidance