These are the Gender Equality Champions of 2020!

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Gender Equality Champions are a part of Free Press Unlimited’s Media4Women campaign. The Champions are those who are already working towards an equal representation of women by the media.

There are a lot of good initiatives when it comes to achieving gender equality in and throughout the media. The Gender Equality Champions highlight the positive change and results that are already happening. They show us that everyone can have an impact and contribute to change. Read their stories and get inspired to follow in their footsteps.

Seven Gender Equality Champions

This year we interviewed seven Gender Equality Champions, from all over the world. During the campaign we publish their interviews and video messages. They are representing different fields, from researchers, to photographers, to politicians.

Campaign for gender equality

Media4Women (M4W) is a campaign by Free Press Unlimited and its partners. From March 1st till March 15th, (media)organisations and individuals all over the world highlight the importance of gender equality in and through the media. This year the campaign focuses on challenging gender stereotypes in the media.

Bahia Tahzib-Lie

As the Dutch Human Rights Ambassador, Bahia Tahzib-Lie promotes equal rights for women and girls, and stands for an inclusive, diverse media landscape. She believes the media can play an important role in achieving gender equality.

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Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen

With her popular media-critical Instagram account @zeikschrift, Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen denounces gender stereotyping and inequality. In this way she shows that it is not about isolated incidents, but patterns.

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Yemisi Akinbobola

Yemisi Akinbobola is co-founder of African Women in the Media, a growing network that aims to inspire, support and empower African women working in the media worldwide. An award-winning journalist herself, Yemisi is tired of seeing African women portrayed by the media as victims.

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Angela Henshall

Angela Henshall is one of the producers on The 50:50 Project, the BBC’s biggest collective action to increase women’s representation in content. What started with one show in the BBC newsroom has expanded to 600 BBC teams, and grown into a global network with more than 50 partner organisations from many different countries.

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Wilton Castillo

Wilton Castillo is a photojournalist from El Salvador. He tries to make a difference through his assignments every day. In a society that struggles with high rates of domestic abuse, giving girls new ideas about who they can be empowers them to break through the cycle of violence.

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Isabelle Diks

As a member of the Dutch parliament for GroenLinks, Isabelle Diks uses her position to promote better representation of women in the media; both in the Netherlands and abroad.

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Nanu Khadka

Nanu Khadka leads the gender media monitoring project by Nepalese organisation Freedom Forum, which focuses on freedom of expression and media issues. She investigates how the biggest national and local media portray women, and speaks with them about how to move towards greater gender equality.

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