Who We Are

We are a migrant women-led independent media outlet connecting women from diverse backgrounds navigating life in a new place to amplify their voices through journalism.

We publish migrant women’s original reporting and opinions about migration, focusing on their experiences and interests.

By placing the diverse voices of migrant women at the centre of our reporting and opinion pieces, we offer an intersectional perspective on migration discussions, confronting the misrepresentation of migrant communities and the systemic lack of diversity in the media landscape.

Led by migrant women, told by migrant women

Why Migrant Women Press Matters?

Migrant women make up around half of migrants worldwide.

Women make up around half of the migrants worldwide. According to United Nations (UN) estimates, 51.9 % of global migrants in 2020 were men and 48.1 % were women.

In 2021, people born outside the UK made up an estimated 14.4% of the UK’s population, or 9.5 million people. In 2019, about 53% of the foreign-born population in the UK were women or 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 other challenges for these communities.

Invisibility and exclusion in the media: Diverse voices are invisible in the UK news industry

According to data from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, the presence of Black journalists in British newsrooms is strikingly low. Despite constituting 3% of the British population, they represent only 0.2% of the journalistic workforce.

In comparison, Asian Britons make up a higher proportion, accounting for 2.5% of the journalistic workforce while representing 7% of the population. Conversely, White journalists overwhelmingly dominate, comprising 94% of the entire journalistic workforce.

Research found that women of colour are “almost completely locked out” of the UK news industry, making them “effectively invisible.” In Britain, where 37% of the media organisations surveyed, including the Guardian, had a female editor-in-chief, only 1% had a woman of colour at the helm.

Our Collective Purpose in Action

Migrant Women Press is an authentic space in the media for women living in the UK and beyond to find trustworthy information and insights into the journeys of women navigating life in a new place.

We publish reporting and opinions about migration focused on the experiences and interests of migrant women produced by them. We foster meaningful discussions about their challenges and inspire them with positive stories.

We provide opportunities to amplify the voices of migrant women in the media through training and building a community to create a sense of belonging.