While 89% of reporters killed last year were men, the UN’s entity for gender equality wants its followers to focus on the other 11%
The United Nations’ entity for gender equality was widely mocked for a tweet drawing attention to the fact that 11% of journalists murdered in 2021 were women. As the organization demanded that criminals “stop targeting women journalists,” commenters asked what UN Women thought of the other 89%.
Out of all the journalists killed worldwide in 2021, 11% were women, up from 6% in 2020, the UN’s body for “gender equality and women’s empowerment” wrote in a tweet on Wednesday, citing figures from UNESCO.
“On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, let us say out loud: STOP TARGETING WOMEN JOURNALISTS,” the organization continued.
Of all journalists killed in 2021, 11% were women. In 2020, this was 6%. (Source: @UNESCO)
On the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against Journalists, let us say out loud:
𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏
𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆
𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍
𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒#ProtectJournalists pic.twitter.com/FTeCmSYgIJ— UN Women (@UN_Women) November 2, 2022