The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the PressAct Now for Net Neutrality ~ Internet Freedom
Action is needed immediately to halt a proposal by FCC Chair Tom Wheeler that would allow cable and phone companies to discriminate among websites, charging the current giants for “fast lanes” while all of us are in a… Read More
WIFP Hosts Leading Scholar/Activist on FGM: Tobe Levin, Ph.D.
On April 6, the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) hosted an event to raise awareness and encourage activism surrounding the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Dr. Tobe Levin’s fascinating presentation covered historical efforts in… Read More
WIFP’s Book Launch Celebration
On November 22, 2013 we celebrated the release of the new book edited by WIFP Associate Dr. Carolyn Byerly, Howard University: The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism. Additional presenters: Dr. Gracie Lawson-Borders, dean, Howard School of Communications… Read More
She’s the First: International Day of the Girl Conference
by Alexandra Hatzakis, October 2013 This year, the non-profit organization She’s the First’s chapter at American University highlighted global women’s issues by holding its first annual conference in celebration of the International Day of the Girl on October… Read More
Photos from our Award Ceremony for Dr. Maurine Beasley
Dr. Maurine Beasley was awarded WIFP’s “Women and Media Award” on August 1, 2013. Here are a few photos from a wonderful evening:
Re-framing the Black Woman Through the Lens and Pen of Pan-African Female Filmmakers
by Alethea Russell, WIFP July, 2013 I have seen them in magazines, read about them in novels, watched them on movie and television screens but have yet to meet women like Aunt Jemima, Mammy, Jezebel or Sapphire face-to-face;… Read More
Sexism Sells: The Misogynistic Depiction of Women in Advertising
By Medha Chandorkar, WIFP July 2013 The second-class citizenry of women is nowhere as evident in the industrialized world as it is in the fashion advertising industry. The primary consumers of fashion are females, and yet, if one… Read More
