Media, Journalism, and Advertising
Resources about media including journalism as well as representations of womxn in media and advertising.
Shameless Magazine
An independent Canadian voice for smart, strong, sassy young women and trans youth.
Online Directory of Women’s Media
This is a directory of media owned and operated primarily by, for and about women. They do not include men’s “women’s magazines” (magazines directed at women), even if they have a female staff. They do include many academic periodicals which are published by institutions, but only those where women determine content and make up the majority of the staff.
Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP)
A research, education, and publishing organization, founded in 1972 to increase communication among women and reach the public with our experience, perspectives, and opinions. WIFP operates as a national and international network of associates: media women and media-concerned women, as well as some men. Their feminism is intersectional and isn’t trans exclusionary or marginalizing of intersex, non-binary, gender non-conforming, genderqueer people.
History of Women’s Media: The Development of Communication Networks Among Women, 1963-1983
Description E-book from Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press
Women’s Media Center (WMC)
The Women’s Media Center is a progressive, nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to raise the visibility, viability and decision-making power of women and girls in media and, thereby, ensuring that their stories get told and their voices are heard.
The Gender and Media Handbook: Promoting Equality, Diversity and Empowerment
The Gender & Media Handbook describes how the media reports issues of gender and conflict and includes guidelines on best practices.
National Women and Media Collection
Established in 1987, the National Women and Media Collection held by the State Historical Society of Missouri at the University of Missouri documents the roles women have played in media fields, both as media employees and as objects of coverage, how those roles have altered over time, and how attitudes of and toward women have changed.
International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
IWMF is the only NGO that offers safety training, reporting trips, and byline opportunities, all tailored to female journalists — both established, and up-and-coming.
