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Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa / by Emma Heywood

1st ed. 2024.

Cham : Springer International Publishing [2024.] ; Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan [2024.], 2024

1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 239 p. 2 illus. in color.)

Englisch

Open Access

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978-3-031-35985-9

978-3-031-35984-2 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-3-031-35986-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-3-031-35987-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1007/978-3-031-35985-9

Rechteinformation und Access Status: Open Access

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LOC-SH: Communication. ; Journalism. ; Communication in economic development. ; Sex. ; Feminism. ; Feminist theory.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Radio, women and politics -- Chapter 3: Radio, women and finances -- Chapter 4: Radio, women and life within marriage -- Chapter 5: Radio, women and inheritance -- Chapter 6: ‘We’re more than just a radio’: Radio Scout and its Women’s Listening Associations -- Chapter 7: Radio, women IDPs and women journalists -- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

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This open access book breaks new ground by examining the significant role played by radio in empowering women in three Francophone West African countries: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. It examines the representation and perception of key themes broadcast by radio and associated with women’s empowerment in the three countries. Each chapter contextualises a specific topic in the country and then explores discrete aspects of radio’s provision. The topics covered in the chapters are women’s political engagement; women and finances; women and life within marriage; inheritance; women’s involvement in radio structures; and radio, internally displaced women, and trauma. Given the social, economic and political vulnerability and deteriorating security situation of the three countries, this book provides a timely and meaningful contribution to acknowledging and understanding the vital role of radio in women’s empowerment. Emma Heywood is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the role and impact of radio in conflict-affected areas, particularly regarding perceptions and representations of women’s rights and empowerment in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso.