Women journalists face higher risk of harassment in workplaces

Sexual harassment continues to persist across media workplaces worldwide, with most cases still going unreported despite years of policy reforms, newsroom campaigns and global conversations on workplace safety, according to a major international study. The 2025 study by WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN), City St George’s, University of London, and BBC Media Action surveyed 2,878 media professionals across 21 countries, making it one of the largest studies examining sexual harassment in media workplaces to date. The research covered journalists, editors, managers, producers, technical staff, human resources personnel and other media workers from sub-Saharan Africa, the Arab region, Southeast Asia and […]...

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