Jane Gabriel founded and edited the website openDemocracy 50.50 in 2006, publishing critical perspectives on social justice, gender and pluralism. She retired in 2016.
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...