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Focus: the safety of women journalists, an intersectional perspective Many women journalists report experiencing physical and online violence from colleagues, sources, public figures, anonymous perpetrators, and strangers. This violence, in its many forms, poses a threat to diversity in the media, as well as to equal participation in democratic deliberations and the public’s right to access information.

Between 2016 and 2020, 37 women journalists were killed, representing paraguay phone number library approximately 9% of the total 400 murders recorded over the five years. In some cases, women journalists may be less involved in traditionally dangerous stories: according to the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), women reporters were less likely to cover “Crime and Violence” (33% women) and “Politics and Government” (35% women).


On the other hand, some States have considered capacity building and the establishment of multi-stakeholder training targeting in particular the media sector and law enforcement. Finally, some States are focusing their action on diplomatic efforts to promote freedom of expression and media. For its part, UNESCO advocates in the "United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity" for six areas of action for States, which are the establishment of standards and public policies, awareness-raising, monitoring through reports, capacity building, encouraging academic research and the creation of international coalitions.