Inclusive Newsroom Culture

What Has Been Done

The newsroom of Grechka has a gender policy, as well as a diversity and inclusion policy, which are featured on the website in the Editorial Policy section. The team began using feminine forms of nouns in their content even before these changes were officially introduced in the Ukrainian spelling rules in 2019.

The media outlet provides corporate support for parenthood. Among other things, employees can work remotely and on flexible schedules, adapted to individual needs. This approach allows combining professional activities with childcare, particularly during the parental leave. Additional vacation days are provided for colleagues with young children, and work schedules are adjusted to take into account family circumstances — for example, some employees have the opportunity to start and finish their work day earlier.

The newsroom also took care of the team’s technical ability to work from home when necessary. Employees were provided with the necessary equipment, including power stations, power banks, and laptops. Women constitute the majority of the Grechka team.

At the same time, the newsroom points out they have initiatives that they have not yet been able to implement due to limited resources. These include introducing medical insurance for journalists, which would enable them to take care of their health systematically, have regular checkups and respond to problems if any arise. The newsroom would also like to offer access to sports classes, a swimming pool, massages, or other recovery practices, but due to prices growing during the war, the implementation of such initiatives would require more funding.