With over 100 journalists from 14 countries, a new group dedicated to addressing gender issues within journalism has been launched. Sweet.

The International Network of Journalists with a Gender Vision’s mission is intended to serve as “a forum to which journalists may come as individuals or collectively, from all over the world, with the purpose of promoting journalism with a gender perspective." IPS reports:

Although women account for more than half of the global population, they are the protagonists in only 18 percent of the news, according to an international survey of the media in 102 countries carried out in February.

The International Federation of Journalists indicates that there are some 300,000 women in the profession worldwide. However, they rarely reach decision-making positions, nor do they often influence editorial policy.

In response, the founders are devoting themselves to improve the status of women in editorial positions, creating labor exchanges for female journalists, and implement training in gender issues and new technologies.

Since all 100 journalists in the network are women, they've made it clear that they wish to include men who hold the same vision. "To exclude men won't be an advantage for us, it won't get us any further or faster along the way," said Cuban reporter Mirta Rodríguez Calderón.

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