WPF stands in solidarity with Narinder Kaur, the recent target of actor-turned-politician Laurence Fox, who callously shared an indecent image of her, an illegal act in the UK.

WPF takes a firm stance against cyberbullying and harassment targeting Lola del Carril, a dedicated sports journalist.

Bosnian journalists Alena Beširević and Harun Dinarević were targeted with a barrage of misogynistic, sexist, and homophobic insults by the Mayor of Šipovo municipality in Republika Srpska.

Weeks after formally announcing former NYT editor Dr. Kathleen McElroy would revive its journalism program, Texas A&M changed its 5-year offer to a one-year, at-will contract amid political pushback over her appointment.

Veteran journalist and Canada’s top news anchor, ​​Lisa Laflamme, was “shocked and saddened” when she faced a “sudden end'' to her contract at CTV - a channel she worked at for 35 years first as a journalist and then as chief anchor.

The Wire journalist Ismat Ara, filed a complaint with the Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police

A video has gone viral in which a male passerby can be seen harassing News 12 journalist Noelle D Lilley as she reports from the streets of New York. Noelle took to Twitter to express her discomfort and rage at the incident and received support from her colleagues. Several women journalists shared that they have faced similar incidents, shedding light on how prevelant sexual harassment of women journalists in the field is.

Holly Henry, a reporter based in Christchurch, took to her social media to report the harassment and abuse she faces as a field reporter. The nature of the abuse is expectedly gendered. However, it was disheartening to see women also add to the harassment she had to face. Holly received support from her followers but there was little response from the relevant authorities despite the fact that the matter needed urgent redressal.

In a recent interview given to a US publication, sports journalist Liz Habib opened up about the rampant exploitation in sports journalism and the undue pressure women sports journalists have to face to survive in the industry. The issues she touched upon ranged from questionable job security to the objectification of women journalists working in the field. Her interview highlighted that issues in sports journalism, especially against women journalists, are structural and deep seated. They require urgent redressal, the Coalition For Women In Journalism believes.

Journalist Silvia Bergamin received vile and abusive comments over Facebook after the publication of one of her articles. In a Facebook group, Silvia received over 60 deeply gendered and hateful comments following her report on the arrest of a thirty-year-old for possession of drugs. Silvia commented on the misogynistic culture that pervades social media platforms as well as the news media industry, expressing her discontent over the incident. The Veneto Journalists Union and the Paduan Assostampa have come out in support of the journalist, denouncing the attack.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) stands with women journalists who voiced dissent against blogger Richard Lieberman who has for over a decade been quoted as a “reliable source” in Bay Area newsrooms, especially The Mercury News.