Henry Rutgers – Journalism Initiative on Gender Based Violence

JiG: Strengthening GBV Reporting Worldwide

December 6, 2017 | By Henry Rutgers | News

About Us Formulated in 2018 based on the need to strengthen the engagement and capacity of journalists and news media practitioners in reporting on GBV globally, the Initiative consulted over 70 journalists from 35 countries in the development of ideas towards JiG tools. The consultations found an overwhelming demand by journalists across the board for … Read More

Recommendations from JIG Regional Convenings

December 6, 2017 | By Henry Rutgers | EGM VAWJ

These were recommendations made by over 100 women journalists from 38 countries who participated in regional convenings under the Journalism Initiative on Gender Based Violence (JIG) by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. Recommendations for Governments Legislation to protect women journalists from sexual harassment and abuse (including online) Mechanisms to investigate sexual harassment complaints … Read More