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Female Journalists Harassed at Offices All Around the Damn Globe

Female Journalists Harassed at Offices All Around the Damn Globe | EuroMed gender equality news | Scoop.it

"While there's been plenty of discussion surrounding whether or not women can truly be effective foreign correspondents given their female parts, a new study indicates that the place they face the most trouble isn't reporting in the Middle East: it's in the office.

 

The International News Safety Institute coupled with the International Women's Media  Foundation to survey almost 1000 people working in the media, the majority of whom were women across the globe. Of the women who responded, 64.48% said they'd been harassed in the workplace, predominantly by their male bosses, supervisors or coworkers:..."

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Egypt's women demand end to harassment | World | DW.DE | 02.08.2012

Egypt's women demand end to harassment | World | DW.DE | 02.08.2012 | EuroMed gender equality news | Scoop.it
Security forces are nearly non-existent on the streets of Egypt and an increasing number of women fall victim to sexual harassment. Harassers target protesters in what some call politically motivated abuse.
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