Showing posts with label Women's Industry Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women's Industry Resources. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2009

Organizations That Help Women in Communication Arts

There are countless resources for women in diverse areas of communication arts, here are a few organizations that cater to the unique needs of women in the industry.

Association for Women in Communications (WOMCOM)
This organization supports the professional growth and success of its members in the following industries: print and broadcast journalism, television and radio production, film, advertising, public relations, marketing, graphic design, multi-media design, and photography. Resources include a job board, mentor program, national conferences, recognition of professional excellence awards and national association chapters. They have professional chapters in Rochester and Westchester/Fairfield, NY and Northern New Jersey and student chapters at Cornell University, Hofstra University and Syracuse University to name a few.

Association for Women in Communications (WOMCOM) Homepage
http://www.womcom.org

WOMCOM New York/New Jersey Professional Chapters Page http://www.womcom.org/about_us/professional_chapters.asp#N

WOMCOM New York Student Chapters Page
http://www.womcom.org/about_us/student_chapters.asp

Women Make Movies
According to its website the organization was, "established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women."

Women Make Movies (WMM) Homepage
http://www.wmm.com/

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Organizations That Support Women in Diverse Communication Arts Fields

Here is a list of organizations that help women in various areas of communication arts succeed and grow in their craft.

Women in Film (Lon Angeles)
www.wif.org

New York Women in Film and Television
www.nywift.org

Women in Film and Video of Washington D.C.
www.wifv.org

Women in Film (Seattle)
www.womeninfilm-seattle.org

Women in Film GM (Sponsored by General Motors)
www.women-in-film.com

Reel Women
www.reelwomen.org

Women's Media Center

www.womensmediacenter.com


Women in Media and News

www.wimnonline.org


Girls, women media project

www.mediaandwomen.org


Women, action and the media

www.centerfornewwords.org

Arab women active in arts and media

www.awaam.org

The Women's International Media Group

www.womensgroup.org

International Women's Media Foundation

www.iwmf.org


Media Awareness Network

www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm



Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press

www.wifp.org



Ground Spark

www.groundspark.org/what



Journalism and Women Symposium

www.jaws.org


Women in Digital Journalism

www.widj.org


Women in Journalism

www.womeninjournalism.co.uk



American Women in Radio and TV

www.awrt.org

McCormick Foundation New Media Women Entrepreneurs www.newmediawomen.org


Women's News Media

www.womensnewmedia.com


The Adrienne Shelly Foundation: Supporting women filmmakers www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org

Women Make Movies

www.wmm.com

The Association for Women in Communications
www.womcom.org

New York Women In Communications

www.nywici.org

Advertising Women of New York

www.awny.org

Washington Women In Public Relations

www.wwpr.org

The International Association of Women In Radio and Television
www.iawrt.org

American Women In Radio and Television

www.awrt.org

Seattle Writergrrls

www.seattlewritergrrls.org

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