The Women’s Media Center co-founders Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan & Gloria Steinem have announced the honorees for the 21st anniversary of the Women’s Media Center’s Media Awards to be held on Thursday March 5th at the Tribeca Rooftop in NYC. The WMC Awards are presented to outstanding leaders & champions for women in media. This year’s honorees are Chandra Childers, Julie F. Kay, Barbara Kopple, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Paola Ramos, Maribel Pérez Wadsworth & Margot Wallström. Julie Burton, Women’s Media Center President & CEO stated,
“The Women’s Media Center’s call to action is simple: We want to see more diverse women, hear more diverse women & read articles from more diverse women across all media platforms. Our Women’s Media Awards honor champions for women who set the standard for what media should look like when it gives voice to the female half of the country. They are role models, history-makers & inspiring leaders.” The Women’s Media Awards Co-Chairs are Loreen Arbus, Donna Deitch, Kiehl Friedman Family, Mellody Hobson, Cindy Holland, Carlene C. Laughlin, Cynthia McFadden, Michelle Mercer & Bruce Golden, Pat Mitchell, Susan Pritzker, Sheryl Sandberg, Regina K. Scully, Alexandra Shiva & Mary & Steven Swig. Additional support for the WMC 2026 Women’s Media Awards includes the Cristensen Fund, Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Family Fund, Abigail Disney & Jenny Warburg. Founded by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan & Gloria Steinem the Women’s Media Center (WMC) is a feminist organization that works for gender & racial inclusion, representation & equality in media. The WMC mission is to make diverse women visible & powerful in the media.
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