About Us

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South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) is a network of women media professionals in South Asia. The association aims to highlight women's issues and perspectives and act as a platform where women media persons can identify and find solutions to their problems. While advocating for the rights of women, SAWM aims to help media women network amongst each other and with international women's rights organisations to assert their rights and defend their interests. SAWM will also play an active role in networking, campaigning, advocating and lobbying for awareness and resolution of issues faced by women media practitioners. As the first all-women media association in the region, the association will advocate for increased participation of women in the media, equal wages, a gender sensitive environment and promotion of women related issues and a gender-equal outlook in the media.

Launched in April 2008, SAWM's central secretariat is in Lahore, Pakistan and the association has country chapters in the 8 member states of SAARC (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka).

 

For more information, please contact us at:

SAWM Central Secretariat
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Tel: +92-42-7555621-8