The Women’s Media Center’s 21st Anniversary Women’s Media Awards Honorees are: Margot Wallström, Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, Barbara Kopple,Paola Ramos, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Julie F. Kay and Chandra Childers. Here's why:
- Margot Wallström, Sweden’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the first United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, will be honored with the WMC Robin Morgan Sisterhood is Powerful Award.
- Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, President & CEO, Knight Foundation, will be honored with the WMC Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Barbara Kopple, two-time Academy Award-winning, Emmy-winning director, producer, and activist, will be honored with the WMC Ahead of Her Time Award.
- Paola Ramos, Emmy Award-winning journalist, and author, will be honored with the WMC Carol Jenkins Award.
- Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera, will be honored with the WMC Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award.
- Julie F. Kay, Founder and CEO of Reproductive Futures, will be honored with the WMC Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award.
- Chandra Childers, Senior Policy and Economic Analyst with the Economic Policy Institute, will be honored with the WMC Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award.
“The Women’s Media Center’s call to action is simple: We want to see more diverse women, hear more diverse women, and read articles from more diverse women across all media platforms. Our Women’s Media Awards honor champions for women who set the standard for what media should look like when it gives voice to the female half of the country. They are role models, history-makers, and inspiring leaders,” said Julie Burton, President & CEO of the WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER.
The Women’s Media Awards Co-Chairs are: Loreen Arbus, Donna Deitch, Kiehl Friedman Family, Mellody Hobson, Cindy Holland, Carlene C. Laughlin, Cynthia McFadden, Michelle Mercer & Bruce Golden, Pat Mitchell, Susan Pritzker, Sheryl Sandberg, Regina K. Scully, Alexandra Shiva, and Mary & Steven Swig.
Additional support for the WMC 2026 Women’s Media Awards includes the Christensen Fund, Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Family Fund, Abigail Disney, and Jenny Warburg. Proceeds from these awards support the work of the WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER.
Past WMC honorees include: Luvvie Ajayi, Yamiche Alcindor, Christiane Amanpour, Loreen Arbus, Amma Asante, Laura Bates, Samantha Bee, Ursula Burns, Aliyah Chavez, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Katie Couric, Donna Deitch, Abigail Disney, Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Mona Eltahawy, Lauren Embrey, Rahna Epting, America Ferrera, Jane Fonda, Jenice Fountain, Fatima Goss Graves, Mariska Hargitay, Maria Hinojosa, Cindy Holland, Sarah Hoye, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Weijia Jiang, Sheila C. Johnson, Dr. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ashley Judd, Gayle King, Maria Teresa Kumar, Laura Ling and Lisa Ling, Dahlia Lithwick, Lara Logan, Eva Longoria, Zerlina Maxwell, Karen Lincoln Michel, Andrea Mitchell, Pat Mitchell, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Rebecca Nagle, Martha Nelson, Soledad O’Brien, Salma Hayek Pinault, Elianne Ramos, Joy Reid, Robin Roberts, Loretta J. Ross, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas, Anita Sarkeesian, Regina K. Scully, Mary Thom, Marlo Thomas, Salamishah Tillet, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Barbara Walters, Padmasree Warrior, Lindy West, Fredricka Whitfield, and Maggie Wilderotter.
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About the WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER (WMC):
Founded by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem, the WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER (WMC) is a feminist organization that works for gender and racial inclusion, representation, and equality in media. The WMC mission is to make diverse women visible and powerful in the media.
WMC programs address unequal representation and misrepresentation of women in media through interconnected strategies to: 1) Research, document, and produce reports in the WMC Media Lab that highlight the status of women in U.S. media, equip activists with evidence, and create benchmarks to hold media accountable for sexist and racist coverage; 2) Train women leaders and experts to be effective in media and increase their thought leadership through WMC Progressive Women’s Voices and customized training and leadership programs; 3) Recruit and promote diverse women experts to the media through WMC SheSource; and 4) Investigate, report, and publish original online and on-air journalism to expand diverse women’s voices and representation.
For more information about the ongoing work of the WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER, go to: www.womensmediacenter.com