After success in southern Africa, WAN-Ifra is taking its Women in News leadership programme to the Gulf states and North Africa.
The programme will start in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine from March, with applications open until the end of January.
Women who have editorial or senior journalist roles in newspapers or online news media organisations - especially those from media companies in Jordan and Lebanon - are encouraged to apply. The progamme includes one-to-one career mentorship and intensive training in media management and leadership skills.
Fatemah Farag, publisher of Welad el Baled in Egypt and a Women in News steering committee member says the launch of the programme in the region is an exciting and much needed development: "Audiences are demanding more from their news media and we need to ensure women have a voice by encouraging strong female leadership in newsrooms."
She says WAN-Ifra's programme is an essential first step for establishing women leaders in the news industry.
Candidates can apply in Arabic or English by visiting www.womeninnews.org
In Southern Africa, 44 per cent of WIN participants had been promoted in their newsrooms and 84 per cent felt more motivated to remain in the industry as a direct result of the programme.
Women in News works with newspapers and their high-potential female employees to overcome the gender gap in management and senior editorial positions. It does so by equipping programme participants with strategies, skills and support networks to advance their careers and contribute to the growth of strong local media enterprises.
WIN is a four-year, multi-million Euro programme conducted by WAN-Ifra in partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
More on the WIN programme can be found here.