WIN program empowers female journalists

The six-month programme's events included panel discussions, one-on-one coaching, training sessions and personal mentoring with local and international coaches to assist the women map out their career road maps. 

According to Kajsa  Tornroth, Director of Media Development for WAN-IFRA, the goal of the project, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), is to help women media professionals, who are under-represented in top management positions, to excel in their careers. This is the first phase of a multi-year project, which will expand in scope during its continuation in 2011.