Kenya holds the not-so-honourable #1 position in sexual harassment of women journalists, according to a global media study involving 20 countries. Around 65% of women journalists surveyed in Kenya say they have faced physical or verbal harassment. The Association of Media Women in Kenya is working hard to address this issue. Established in 1982, the Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) has been working to amplify the […]
AMWIK in partnership with Women@web (DW) trained bloggers on Digital Safety and Security seeking to address challenges facing women aspirants in the online spaces. Kenya outlawed cyber harassment in 2018 under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, which defines it as indecent or excessively offensive communication. However, many cases of online attacks have resorted in […]
The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK), in collaboration with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), led an ad hoc sexual harassment committee for in-house training at Pamoja FM studios in Kibera. The in-house training allowed Pamoja FM to understand what constitutes sexual harassment, understand the model policy and engage with members of the ad […]
