About - Migrant Women Press

About Us

Who We Are?

Migrant Women Press CIC is a non-profit, independent media organisation led
by migrant and racialised women. We amplify underrepresented voices
through journalism and storytelling, using an intersectional lens to build a more
inclusive and representative media landscape.

Our Principles

Vision

A world where migrant women are at the forefront, building fair and humanised discussions around migration and bringing diversity to the media.

Mission

To provide a sustainable media platform, publish original journalism content produced by migrant women, offer training and opportunities in the media, and build a community to foster a sense of belonging among them.

Values

Diversity: We value every migrant woman’s story
Diversity is the heartbeat of our collective journey. By embracing the multitude of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities within our communities, we strive to create a more inclusive and equitable world. By amplifying the diverse voices of women in the media, we ensure that every story is valued and heard.

Equity: We respect and recognise individual journeys
We commit to cultivating an inclusive community that respects and recognises every individual’s unique journey and ensures equitable access to rights and opportunities regardless of identity.

Fairness: We foster understanding and empathy in discussions around migration.
We advocate for a fair, balanced, and humanised discussion about migration. We ensure that diverse perspectives are valued and heard without bias or discrimination, fostering understanding and empathy in our conversations.

Collaboration: We build collective efforts to amplify migrant women’s voices
We believe in the power of collaboration to amplify the voices of migrant women. Through partnerships and collective efforts, we strive to shed light on their stories, experiences, and challenges, nurturing empathy, understanding, and positive change in our communities.

Why Migrant Women press matters

Migrant women make up nearly half of the global migrant population

As of mid-2024, international migration remained a defining feature of global demographics:

–1 in 27 people worldwide were international migrants.

-There were 304 million international migrants globally.

–Women represented 146 million or 48% of all international migrants (Migration Data Portal, 2024).

In the UK, the 2021/22 Census recorded that 16% of the population — around 10.7 million people — were born abroad (Migration Observatory). Of these, about 53% were women and girls, according to APS data.

Unfair and biased coverage of immigration dominates the UK and Europe public debate

According to research by the Oxford Migration Observatory, the most common term used to describe immigrants in newspapers is “illegal”.

This dehumanising term fosters hostility towards migrant communities and wrongly suggests they are undeserving of rights. It also deflects attention from government failures to provide safe migration routes and creates systemic challenges for these communities.

Migration debates are dominated by biased and dehumanising narratives. Such language fuels hostility, obscures systemic issues, and perpetuates racial and gender inequality.

Diverse voices are invisible in the UK media

-87% of UK journalists are white (NCTJ, 2023)

-94% are university-educated, and only 12% come from working-class backgrounds (Reuters Institute)

-Women of colour are largely excluded from editorial leadership (AKAS Report)

-Just three companies control 90% of UK national daily newspapers (Media Reform Coalition)

Manifesto

We amplify the voices of migrant women from any migration background.

Our discussions about migration include first–and second-generation migrants– women who are not migrants themselves but whose parents or grandparents are migrants; women from the diasporas, asylum seekers, refugees, international students, and returnees– migrants who have returned to their countries of origin.

We use the International Organization for Migration (IOM) definition of a migrant: “any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of the person’s legal status, whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary, what the causes of the movement are, what the length of the stay is.”

We are an intersectional feminist organisation.

We centre migrant and racialised women at the heart of our journalistic work and use an intersectional approach to understand how the different aspects of women’s identity, such as nationality, gender, race, class, religion and disability, impact their experiences in a new country.

We are an anti-racist organisation

We fight against structural racism and systemic discrimination, challenging the unfair treatment that racialised women face in their country of origin and a new country, especially denouncing racist immigration policies by governments.

We create a space for intercultural dialogue

We foster a space for intercultural dialogue. Recognising the diverse backgrounds and lived experiences of migrant women, we provide a platform where all voices are valued and heard. We celebrate the richness of cultural diversity and aim to amplify the voices of all migrant women.