International Women's Media Foundation

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), located in Washington, D.C., is a network of thousands of women journalists working internationally to elevate the status of women in the media. The IWMF has created programs to help women in the media develop practical solutions to the obstacles they face in their careers and lives. The IWMF's work includes the Courage in Journalism Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Awards, the Leadership Institute and the Reporting on Agriculture and Women Project. The IWMF also supports an international free press and often forms petitions asking international governments to release journalists in captivity and offer protection to journalists in danger.

History

In March 2011, the IWMF organized an international conference of women leaders at George Washington University in order to commemorate the organization's twentieth anniversary and reflect on the status of women in the media.

In 2011, the IWMF published a report titled Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media.