Carol Jenkins is President of the Women's Media Center and a Founding Member of its Board of Directors. An Emmy award-winning former news anchor and correspondent who covered presidential politics as well as international issues, Ms. Jenkins leads the Women’s Media Center’s online publication and its advocacy initiatives.

She is a national spokeswoman for women and the media, arguing the case for inclusion of women throughout the media: in ownership positions, at the highest levels of management and creativity, as well as the telling of women's stories in television and film, radio, print, and online.

As president of the Women’s Media Center, Ms. Jenkins has testified before Congress and the FCC, and written about what she calls The Invisible Majority—the 51 percent of the population (women) who occupy only 3 percent of "clout" positions in media.

Ms. Jenkins enjoyed a 30-year, award-winning tenure with several New York City news departments, including 23 years at WNBC-TV, where she co-anchored the pivotal 6 p.m. newscast. She was most identified with her reporting of national political stories, including from the floor of Democratic and Republican national conventions that yielded Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. From South Africa she reported on the release of Nelson Mandela after 27 years in prison, and anchored and co-produced an Emmy-nominated prime time special on apartheid. She hosted her own daily talk show, Carol Jenkins Live, on WNYW-TV.

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The Women’s Media Center Commends ABC News for
Exposing Rape Allegations Against U.S. Contractor in Iraq;
Urges Other Media Outlets to Spotlight Larger Issue of Violence Against Women in War

New York – The following is a statement from Carol Jenkins, president of the Women’s Media Center:

“The Women’s Media Center commends ABC News for reporting on allegations of rape and cover-up on the part of U.S. contractors Halliburton/KBR in Iraq.  As part of an upcoming 20/20 report on ABC, reporters Brian Ross, Maddy Sauer and Justin Rood wrote on the experiences of Jamie Leigh Jones, a former employee of Halliburton/KBR who reports that she was raped by colleagues while working for the company in Iraq.

“Jones was rescued from Iraq, and is now telling her story—the story of abuse and threats many women could tell—but they’ve   been silenced. It is time for the media to lift its embargo on the voices of women working in war zones, whether in the military, or like Jamie Leigh Jones, as private contractors.

“At the same time, we must tell the stories of Iraqi women – and others like them in conflict zones across the globe, who experience the spread of violence as a result of conflict. As reported earlier this month by Reuters, more than 40 women in Basra have been killed this year for not wearing Islamic dress and adhering to traditions —a gender specific epidemic that must be exposed, and halted.

“The Women’s Media Center continues to tackle the issue through an ongoing campaign, “Women and Iraq,” with coverage and analysis available at www.womensmediacenter.com.

“We urge all media to turn their attention to these stories as well.”

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