Disruptive Media
Leveraging the power of media to challenge gender stereotypes
Why media matters
Across South West Asia and North Africa, women are still boxed into narrow roles on screen, on air, and online. Womanity backs bold, women-led media platforms that challenge these constraints and expand how gender is understood across society. We invest in storytelling that opens space for new perspectives on gender, questions assumptions and broadens what young audiences across the region see as possible.
Championing new perspectives
Disruptive Media supports progressive content creators who are culturally grounded, creatively daring, and committed to changing who tells the story — and who gets heard.
Our approach
We work across the media ecosystem to invest in organisations, creative talent, and expand the reach of stories that shape public conversations around gender.
Incubate women-led platforms
Supporting independent initiatives that spark conversations on gender equality.
Amplify women’s voices
Expanding the reach of gender-equitable content across mainstream audiences.
Strengthen women’s careers
Providing training, mentorship, and professional pathways.
Reaching audiences across 18 countries
The initiatives we support reach audiences across Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen, opening up new perspectives on gender.
Our initiatives
Khateera ("dangerous woman") is one of the Arab world's leading feminist media platforms, co-founded and incubated by Womanity. Its original productions include Smatouha Minni, a satirical series challenging gender stereotypes; Qaraqeesh, which reclaims the stories of trailblazing Arab women; and Bala Sukkar, which opens honest conversations around sexuality, relationships, and bodily autonomy. Together, they are expanding what women-led storytelling can look like across the region.
Co-founded by Womanity, Radio Nisaa FM is the first women-led community radio station in the Palestinian Territories. It creates space for women's voices, perspectives, and experiences in public life while providing trusted information on issues that matter to communities. Even in times of crisis, the station has continued to keep women on air, in conversation, and at the centre of public discourse.
Righters House is a Saudi-based creative and screenwriting hub. Through its partnership with Womanity, it is helping shape the next generation of women storytellers in the country’s rapidly growing streaming and film industry. From writers' rooms to hands-on filmmaking, emerging professionals gain the skills, mentorship, and industry experience needed to build lasting careers and bring more women's stories to screens across the region.
Sowt is one of the Arab region's leading independent podcast producers, creating original Arabic audio and video content that explores society, politics, science, and culture through thoughtful, research-driven storytelling. Through our partnership, we support Maloom, a podcast unpacking science and gender through accessible conversations, and Mimi Tas’al, a narrative series for younger audiences using imagination and storytelling to explore identity, curiosity, and the lives of inspiring women from the region.
As Saudi Arabia opened new pathways for women to participate in the workforce, Womanity partnered with Jobs for Humanity to launch Saudiaat. Combining AI-powered job matching with personalised coaching and skills development, the platform equipped women to navigate the practical, social, and professional barriers to employment while connecting employers with a broader pool of female talent across multiple sectors, including media.
As demand for original content from the region grew across streaming platforms, Womanity partnered with Break the Room Media to launch writers' rooms for emerging local women scriptwriters. Participants gained the skills, mentorship, industry insight, and confidence to develop original series, pitch to platforms such as Netflix and Shahid, and shape the stories reaching audiences across the SWANA region.
B 100 Ragl was a 3-season Arabic radio and digital series that tackled gender discrimination at work, within families, and across society. Beyond broadcasting, Womanity partnered with grassroots organisations to extend the conversations into communities through local screenings, debates, and discussions, helping audiences question harmful gender stereotypes and imagine new possibilities.
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