Realizing that simply empowering female journalists, without influencing policy and law on gender-based violence, and more specifically sexual harassment in the workplace, was inadequate, FNF scaled up its advocacy and convened its first Gender Media Conference on 10 November 2023 in Harare. The conference attracted more than 200 mentees, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, legislators, female editors, and respective Gender and Media Commissions. The Minister commended FNF's work in strengthening media in the country and emphasized the government’s efforts to create gender-friendly newsrooms. He highlighted that Zimbabwe is in the process of finalizing its Sexual Harassment Law and noted that publications like the one produced by FNF are essential in giving the government valuable insights for addressing such issues.

A study titled “Sustaining Media Freedom for Women in Zimbabwe” complemented these efforts by examining the treatment of female journalists in newsrooms. It also exposed the challenges faced by female journalists, including violence, exploitation, intimidation, and various forms of harassment - physical, mental, sexual - and cyberbullying, among others. The study further provided recommendations for addressing these issues.