The South African’s Women in Journalism programme will provide freelance work opportunities and the potential to gain full-time employment support to largely (but not exclusively) female students under the age of 25. Image: Adobe Stock
Women in Journalism: Calling all young female writers!
Learn while you earn: The South African’s Women in Journalism initiative aims to empower young female writers while honing their skills.
The South African’s Women in Journalism programme will provide freelance work opportunities and the potential to gain full-time employment support to largely (but not exclusively) female students under the age of 25. Image: Adobe Stock
In 2020, The South African supported dozens of students via its #gig4students project, providing much needed income to students affected during the hard lockdown and economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Testimony to the success of the project — along with other positive outcomes — is that four of our #gig4students writers are now employed full time at The South African.
More about Women in Journalism
We have relaunched our student media project with a specific focus on Women in Journalism. Through this exciting initiative, The South African aims to empower young female writers to reach their full potential, as well as promote diversity at every level of the media industry to better represent women in society.
The programme has also been established to encourage young female writers to cast their nets wide by venturing into different beats to gain on-the-job experience.
Women in Journalism will provide freelance work opportunities and the potential to gain full-time employment to largely (but not exclusively) female students under the age of 25.
Women in Journalism: How much will I earn?
Paid within one week of the publishing date of your article, you will earn:
- R150 per published submission; and
- R500 for the most-read Women in Journalism submission in a calendar month.
Why do we run the programme?
- To support students;
- To support women;
- To support independent journalism;
- To provide students with the opportunity to gain employment; and
- To identify and nurture talent.
Why should you get involved?
- Free practical training and feedback on submissions;
- Earn an income to support yourself and your studies;
- Gain on-the-job experience;
- Build your writer’s portfolio;
- Valuable experience for your CV; and
- Opportunity to build your online digital profile, essential to gaining employment in the journalism field.
