ANNEX 2 – IMS’ LEARNING BRIEFS
Online gendered disinformation and sexist hate speech IMS-Online-gendereddisinformation_final.pdf
Current digital infrastructures present threats to gender equality, democracy, peace and the
positive impacts – in media and societies around the world – accomplished in the past 30
years. Issues like online gendered disinformation and sexist hate speech are growing at an
alarming rate, and the consequences
are colossal.
This learning brief focuses on the issues of online gendered disinformation and sexist hate
speech against women, girls and non-binary people who work or appear in the media and
what media development organisations can do to address them.
Safety of women journalists IMS-Learning-Brief-1-Safety-of-women-journalists-1.pdf
In the past decade, awareness that women in the media are subject to gender-based violence
has grown as a number of ground-breaking reports have been published, establishing that
violence and threats against women journalists have reached endemic proportions. Three out
of four women journalists have now been subject to online violence, and the killings of women
journalists have increased at an unprecedented speed. Along with this awareness has come a
greater understanding that these threats pose a serious challenge to media freedom and
development.
Addressing the safety of women journalists is not only a matter of protecting individuals but
also a means of safeguarding democratic values, human rights and the richness of media
representation. It is essential for fostering an environment where all journalists can work freely,
contribute to informed public discourse and play a vital role in shaping the societies they serve.
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