Author: Ruth Atim

About Ruth Atim

Ruth is Journalist by profession and works as a Sub Editor for an Online media and was in 2019 shortlisted as a finalist in the Isu Elihle awards, a South African Media award that rewards innovative journalism about children. Ruth also Co-Founded the The Gender initiative-Uganda, (https://www.genderinitiativeug.org) a community-based Organisation that empowers women with digital safety/security skills and Digital literacy skills. Her work has been able to save many female journalists from online harassment. In 2019, Ruth was invited by UNESCO during the World Press Freedom Day that was held in Ethiopia and made a presentation on the “Online Harassment of Female Journalists”, this helped her grow professionally and increased her knowledge on the subject. She has also written a couple of articles on the safety of women on the internet. Ruth is passionate about Gender and Tech.