Jane Gabriel founded and edited the website openDemocracy 50.50 in 2006, publishing critical perspectives on social justice, gender and pluralism. The site was run as a feminist editorial collective until 2016 when Jane retired as editor.
Prior to joining openDemocracy, Jane produced and directed more than 30 documentaries for Channel 4 Television and the BBC international current affairs series Correspondent, winning the Royal Television Society and One World Media awards for documentaries filmed in Greece and India. In 1980’s she was a member of the UK's first all-women television production company, Broadside. In the 1970's she worked at Granada TV in the UK, and at Pacifica radio KPFA in the US. She is a qualified advocate for children in care, and a Trustee of the IF Project.
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Published in: 50.50Remembering Cassandra Balchin (24 May 1962 - 12 July 2012)Cass Balchin was a founding sister of openDemocracy 50.50 and a leading contributor to our dialogue on Gender...
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Published in: 50.50Women: redefining peace, democracy and security
From May 23-25, women activists and scholars from around the world will gather in Quebec at the invitation of the...
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Published in: 50.50Best of 50.50 in 2010
A global debate for democracy is neither global nor democratic without the female half of humanity. Read seven of...
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Published in: 50.50UN SCR 1325: the 50.50 debate
In 2000 UN Security Council Resolution 1325 gave women decision-making power in preventing conflict and building...
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Published in: 50.50Prospects for gender equality and women's human rightsOur new editorial project Religion Gender Politics provides a forum for dialogue and debate about the impact on...