Media women must demand recognition’

As the world marked Press Freedom Day this week, media analysts noted with concern the marginalisation of women in the media and the negative portrayal of females in news stories.

Although women like renowned human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, a seasoned defender of journalists rights, have managed to be noticed in the male-dominated legal profession, Zimbabwe is yet to witness very powerful women in the media field itself.

Last weekend the 44-member Sports Writers Association of Zimbabwe converged in Kwekwe to elect its national executive.

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