Half of female journos have been harassed in workplace, suggests Women In Media report

Tim Burrowes

March 6, 2016 1:11

Nearly half of Australia’s female journalists have experienced intimidation, abuse or sexual harassment in the workplace, a survey conducted by the Women In Media initiative suggests.

According to data revealed by the organisation today in the Mates Over Merit report, 48% of the women covered by the survey said they’d had such experiences.

And 41% said they had been harassed, bullied or trolled on social media while engaging with their audiences.

The survey was conducted in the final three months of 2015 and covered 1,054 Australian journalists.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.