WAM!’s Vision

Gender equity in media access, representation, employment and ownership — and a world in which a just media is considered essential to a just society.

What WAM! Does

WAM! connects and supports media makers, activists, academics and funders working to advance women’s media participation, ownership and representation. Our work is part of an advocacy movement for gender justice in media.

How WAM! Does It

Since its founding in 2004, WAM! has been leading efforts to build an inclusive media movement. Our work includes:

  • Organizing conferences, workshops and trainings to
    • incubate new ideas for social change;
    • provide tools, education and support to remove barriers to media access, production, employment and ownership;
    • share information and foster collaborations among individuals and groups;
    • build a media ecosystem that represents the diversity of our lives and stories.
  • Overseeing an active membership listserv that analyzes media/gender issues and, when needed, formulates a response.
  • Creating global and local (“glocal”) networks of allies working to confront false and inadequate media representations of women and other marginalized groups.
  • Challenging ourselves and each other to address and heal differences and oppressions that can prevent us from working together for mutual justice.

Why WAM! Matters
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