It is interesting to note that woman have not yet succeeded to separate their feelings from their physical bodies. Even the young girls are very conscious about the fact that they should be physically attractive. About- Face is one of the reputed women's media organizations which is trying to take out women out of this conception. It is raising its voice against the toxic media environment so that women can even be happy with their unimpressive looks. They should first consider themselves as human beings and then get into further sub categories. Face About is striving to induce an awareness among the girls and women about their human identities and to help the same to overcome the harmful effects of the concept of stereotype women. About- Face operates from San Fransisco, California. Just like most of the women's media organizations, this is also a non profit organization which combats the distorted images of women portrayed in media.
AMARC is a well known international non- governmental organization which takes lots of initiative as far as the community radio movement is concerned. There are about 3000 members in this organization and presently it is blessed with associates in 110 countries. The objective of this organization is to support and promote the development of the community through positive contributions. When we are discussing the women's media organizations, we should refer to American Women in Radio and Television Inc. This is a national non profit organization which allows membership from the qualified professionals from the field of electronic media and other related spheres. Its mission is to promote the role and impact of women in electronic media. This women media organization was founded in 1951. It is all about using media in a proper way so that the world can expect some positive changes as far as the role of women in the society is concerned. The organization also promotes educational programs, public service campaigns and charitable activities.
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The Arab women's media organization are gaining prominence day by day. This is a NGO which is into offering job trainings to the fresh graduate women to promote media research project. It also publishes a youth magazine, AYAMM or Arab Youth and Modern Media. The organization supports democratic set up and the right of freedom of expression so that media can put up impartial views. ASMITA on the other hand, is a women's publishing house in Nepal.
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This is considered to be a feminist alternative to media organization and it strives at promoting access to media run by women. You will be finding numerous women's media organizations in each and every corner of the world. The notable ones are The Association for Women in Communications, Association for Professional African Women in Communication, Association for Women in Sports Media, Canadian Women in Communications, Chicago Women in Publishing etc.
For information on Media Organizations, log on to netchap.com.
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