#26: Cyber sexism - The harassment of women journalists online
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Women journalists are not only attacked for being in the media space. They are attacked for being a woman. To mark International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March 2021, #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister talks to Zimbabwean journalist, researcher and free expression advocate Reyhana Masters, about the harassment of women journalists online and other forms of abuse which – according to a host of recent studies - appear to be worsening.
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