The Wole Soyinka centre for investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) ,with support from the Dutch Nongovernmental organization, Free Press Unlimited, on Thursday , through an online platform ,trained women journalists in Nigeria, equipping them with the tools necessary to assume leadership positions at their respective news outlets.
The program was with the theme : “Who leads the Newsroom and News”.
The gathering aimed at examining parity between men and women in the leadership of Newsrooms and news.
As part of the initiative , seasoned Journalists like programmes Officer , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Dickens Olewe , Director Daily Trust Foundation , Theophilus Abbah , Deputy Editor, The eagle Online , Juliana Francis , Deputy Director on Nigeria Mac Arthur foundation , Amina Salihu, explicitly gave different thoughts as to why there is a gender imbalance in the country’s newsrooms ,noting that the particular challenges of female reporters do not only apply in the newroom , however , includes giving birth and taking maternity leave, which often creates set backs.
WSCIJ Coordinator Motunrayo Alaka ,during the end of the public presentation , disclosed that The “demand of the job, stereotypes, lack of competence and gender” are some of the forces that keep women from newsroom leadership,further stating that although leaders of the media are hardly conspiring against female leadership, they are also not intentional about the need for inclusion, As Female reporters are different from their male counterparts and as such , Workspaces and conditions needs to be made conducive for females, as they are for males.
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