WIFP’s Rosie – International Women’s Day 2017

WIFP’s artistic, creative Lucy Lu:  

45th Anniversary Reception – January 21, 2017

Following the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017, WIFP held a reception as part of our 45th Anniversary. Associates and friends gathered for an evening of relaxing, networking, and strategizing with other out-of-town and local activists after… Read More

Mongolian Media Freedom of the Press

by Otgon Altankhuyag, WIFP Associate Mongolia became a member of the United Nations in 1961 and recognized the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and is therefore legally bound to protect the freedom of expression in accordance with international… Read More

WIFP Hosts Howard University Reception

  WIFP had the honor of hosting the Howard University School of Communications Alumni Reception in conjunction with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)/National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention.  

Women’s Voices and the Media

  Speakers at our program “Women’s Voices and the Media,” July 1, 2016:          Martha Allen Director of WIFP Welcome and Introduction Natasha Mirza Understanding Rape Culture The term “Rape Culture” is a popular buzzword… Read More

Soraya Chemaly receives 2016 Women and Media Award

The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press presented the 2016 Women and Media Award to Soraya Chemaly, a writer and activist focused on the role of gender in culture, politics, religion, and media. WIFP staff gathered for the ceremony… Read More

Invitation to join us July 1 and the program.

Join us Friday, July 1, for an evening of presentations on topics including the resurgence of self-published zines by young women; exploring women’s voices in media in Bangladesh’s garment industry; understanding rape culture; how accounts of war are… Read More

Weaving Our Way: Personal Stories of Identity

  Another WIFP booklet! Introduction When discussing some of our life experiences in the WIFP office one day, we got onto the topic of identity. Then and there, the four of us decided to write essays about how… Read More

Presentation and Discussion on FGM

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): New Efforts in the Campaign for Eradication by Elana Denise Anderson, PhD WIFP Associate Director In a world where war has become a common occurrence with its victims hailing from every walk of life, it… Read More

Talk on FGM – Dr. Tobe Levin

Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press and Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation invite you to join us for a talk and discussion Sunday, February 14, 2016 Valentine’s Day – 3pm Tobe Levin Hear Dr. Tobe Levin talk about… Read More