Membership in AWFJ is open by invitation to female film critics and female film journalists (including editors) in the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia, who maintain a professional status, either staff or as a regular freelance contributor, with outlets that
meet the following specifications: print publications must have a circulation of 50,000 or higher; broadcast viewer /
listener averages must be 50,000 or higher per month; online unique viewers must
average 20,000 or higher per month.