Women and Conflict: Challenges and Risks Facing Women Journalists in the Gaza Strip During a Time of War

This paper examines the situation of women journalists during the current war in Gaza (2023-2025) after the events of October 7, 2023. The situation of women journalists is examined through the framework of gender as it pertains to conflict and war reporting, focusing on what women journalists face in Gaza during war time. This examination includes unveiling the challenges and risks women journalists encounter while covering conflict in the Gaza Strip. The authors adopt a qualitative approach by conducting a desk review of previous studies and media articles that address gendered reporting during war time. The main findings indicate that women journalists in the Gaza Strip face a very high-risk environment, which includes loss of personal safety, forced displacement, malnutrition, psychological pressure, among other risks.