International Women's Media Foundation

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), based in Washington, D.C., is an internationally active organization working to improve the status of women in media. The IWMF has created programs and tools to help women find practical solutions to the obstacles they face in their careers and lives as they work in media. The IWMF's work includes a wide range of programs including international reporting fellowships grant opportunities and emergency crisis funding. IWMF carries out research on the status of women in news media, examining both working conditions and production of content related to women. IWMF helps to develop resources to support the safety and health of journalists. IWMF presents the Courage in Journalism, Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism, Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists, and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

The safety of women journalists has been a major concern of the IWMF since its founding in 1990. The organization recognizes that women, Transgender people, LGBTQIA people, and people of color experience marginalization and disproportionate levels of harassment and violence as journalists. The IWMF advocates for press freedom both nationally and internationally. Through programs such as Newsroom Safety Across America, the IWMF seeks "to establish a safety ecosystem within local newsrooms". IWMF is one of five founding members of the Journalist Assistance Network, formed in 2025 to provide resources and training in legal and safety matters to journalists and newsrooms in the United States. IWMF tracks cases of journalists in danger and actively appeals to international governments to release journalists in captivity and protect journalists in danger.