AIPS Seminar “The Cost of Reporting while Female“: first speakers announcement

LAUSANNE, July 15, 2020 – AIPS is delighted to announce the names of the first panelists who will be attending the first AIPS digital seminar entitled “The Cost of Reporting while Female”. The event, which is structured into four sessions addressing different themes, will be entirely focused on discussing the condition of female journalists and athletes in the sports industry. The aim of the seminar is to find common solutions, provide guidelines and support to those who have been subject to gender discrimination. The tentative topics are: underrepresentation, the forgotten, pay gap, the gender backlash. Open to men and women from every part of the world, the seminar awards those who will take part in all the sessions with a certificate of Participation issued by AIPS.

Here are the first speakers announced:

Christine Brennan – Sports Columnist, USA Today (USA)
Zsuzsa Csisztu – AIPS EC Member, HSJA Vice President, Sports Journalist and Sport Lawyer (Hungary)
Donna De Varona – Double Olympic Gold Medalist, Sports Broadcaster and Gender Equality Activist (USA)
Tracey Holmes – Senior Reporter, ABC News (Australia)
Inas Mazhar – Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of Sports Section, Al Ahram Weelky Newspaper (Egypt)
Roslyn Morris – AIPS Honorary Secretary General (Australia)
Evelyn Watta – AIPS Vice President, Olympic Channel producer (Kenya)
Wakako Yuki – Senior Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan)

FORMAT Each session will last around 120 minutes and will be held via Zoom.us, featuring renowned speakers. English will be the language of the event, but AIPS has also provided a simultaneous interpreting service in Arabic, French and Spanish.

UNDERREPRESENTATION (July 21): In many countries, the majority of high-profile journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women working in the media in the past few decades, women are still noticeably in the minority in the top journalistic roles, despite making up the majority of journalism students.

THE FORGOTTEN (July 23): COVID19 has put world’s sport in disarray. When professional activity was about to resume all over the world, women athletes were put on hold and – is some case – totally neglected. Along with the athletes a number of female reporters now have little or no space in the media as a result of the pandemic.

PAY GAP (July 28): The journalism industry is notoriously inconsistent with pay, and women often bear the costs of this disparity. Job offers are often based on salary history, and there’s little transparency around pay within news organizations. Experts say pay transparency is key to reducing the wage gap.

THE GENDER BACKLASH (July 30): Women journalists are "twice as likely to be victims of violence" for exercising their right to freedom of expression and for reasons of gender. Women journalists, whether they are working in an insecure context, or in a newsroom, face risks of physical assault, sexual harassment, rape and even murder. They are vulnerable to attacks not only from those attempting to silence their coverage, but also from sources, colleagues and others.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE If you have ever been made to feel uncomfortable in the workplace but convinced yourself it was your fault, and thought your experience was not important, maybe it’s time for you to speak out. The AIPS seminar provides the perfect platform. If you would rather stay anonymous you can put your story into words (maximum of 150) and share it privately with AIPS by sending an email to presidentoffice@aipsmedia.com.

REGISTRATION: To register for the AIPS seminar, click HERE.

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